# Incident 19820104005309I: Cessna 172N, Detroit, MI, January 4, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1982, 13:40 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739RX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739RX-2016-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820104005309I

## Narrative

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

BLOWN UP ON NOSE AND WINGTIP TURNING ONTO RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. WIND EXCEEDED SAFE OPERATION.

## Other reports on N739RX (1)

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

- [Accident 20140321004659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321004659A), Mar 21, 2014: Cessna 172N (N739RX), Marine City, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft went off the left side of the runway hit a snow bank and flipped over on an attempted landing runway 4 at Marine City Airport (76G). The pilot stated…

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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