# Accident 19830828044269A: Cessna 172M, Princeton, IL, August 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Princeton, IL
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3699° N, 89.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3699&lon=-89.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12862-2012-06-12) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830828044269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY COLLAPSING GEAR DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT,WET SOD FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA396), Aug 28, 1983: Cessna 172 (N12862), Princeton, IL, substantial damage

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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