# Accident 19840420014419A: Cessna 172D, Bad Axe, MI, April 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1984, 12:15 local time
- Place: Bad Axe, MI
- Airport: Huron Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8006° N, 82.9908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8006&lon=-82.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2472U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2472U-1984-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 45 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840420014419A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BRAKE SEIZED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. BRAKE PAD PINS WERE LOOSE AND PAD MOVED.

## 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 CHI84LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA156), Apr 20, 1984: Cessna 172D (N2472U), Bad Axe, MI, 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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