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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Spirit Lake, IA · May 16, 1983

Date: May 16, 1983 · 19:00 local
Place: Spirit Lake, IA
Airport: Spirit Lake
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73457
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total6 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N73457Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267475 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot aborted takeoff. Went off end of runway into a muddy area. Stated a gust of wind caused him to lose control.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A MUDDY AREA. STATED A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL.