# Incident 19840915055989I: Cessna 180, Pontiac, MI, September 15, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64257, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64257) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 10 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/19840915055989I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT THE RUNWAY THEN SWERVED BACK ON WHEN THE TAIL CLIPPED A LIGHT.

## Other reports on N64257 (2)

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

- [Accident 20061001026929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061001026929A), Oct 1, 2006: Cessna 180K (N64257), Barton City, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot failed to stop aircraft after landing on Private 1200 ft. wet grass runway. Aircraft ran off end of runway and collided with trees and rocks…
- [Incident 19800607046889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607046889I), Jun 7, 1980: Cessna 180K (N64257), Pontiac, MI. Engine quit due to water in fuel. No damage in emergency landing.

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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