# Incident 19830604036149I: Cessna 172, Detroit, MI, June 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1983, 23:35 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N6257F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257F-2008-09-09) (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 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 75 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604036149I

## Narrative

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

HIT A LIGHT ON A FENCE ON APPROACH. EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LANDING.

## Other reports on N6257F (2)

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

- [Accident 20040310016879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040310016879A), Mar 10, 2004: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 10, 2004 at 0957 et aircraft N6257F, a CE-172-N, serial #17273175, made an emergency landing in a field 3.5 miles nw of tys airport due to…
- [Accident 19831128074069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128074069A), Nov 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered downdraft after takeoff and contacted runway resulting in crash.

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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