# Incident 19810516090149I: Cessna 172A, Gustine, CA, May 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1981, 14:05 local time
- Place: Gustine, CA
- Airport: Gustine
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2606° N, 120.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GUSTINE (3O1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2606&lon=-120.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6800X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6800X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516090149I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF IN GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND AND STRUCK SMALL RISE DAMAGING NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N6800X (1)

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

- [Incident 19800207028639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207028639I), Feb 7, 1980: Cessna 172A (N6800X), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. On landing rollout, aircraft struck by gust of wind & tipped over on grass next to runway. Damaged propeller.

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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