# Incident 19830516028919I: Cessna 172M, Spirit Lake, IA, May 16, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA
- Airport: Spirit Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3874° N, 95.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT LAKE MUNI (0F3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3874&lon=-95.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73457, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73457) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830516028919I

## Narrative

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

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

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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