# Accident 19830906073789A: Cessna 172N, Novato, CA, September 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0994° N, 122.6297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0994&lon=-122.6297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2333E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 73 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830906073789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX83LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA428), Sep 6, 1983: Cessna 172N (N2333E), Novato, CA, 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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