# Incident 19800906069469I: Cessna 172M, Montague, MI, September 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1980, 18:15 local time
- Place: Montague, MI
- Airport: Ottiger
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4532° N, 86.3539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Ottiger Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4532&lon=-86.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20421, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906069469I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POWER LOSS DUE TO BROKEN ROCKER ARM, 2 FLIGHT HOURS AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL, PILOT LANDED AT AN AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N20421 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790420024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420024469I), Apr 20, 1979: Cessna 172M (N20421), Muskegon, MI. Student pilot lost directional control during takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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