# Accident 19850220003919A: Cessna 172P, Pontiac, MI, February 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7692° N, 82.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7692&lon=-82.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6450K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6450K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 6 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220003919A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF PORTION OF TOUCH AND GO. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOW COVERED GRASS AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA116), Feb 20, 1985: Cessna 172 (N6450K), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6450K (1)

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

- [Incident 19860223012209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860223012209I), Feb 23, 1986: Cessna 172P (N6450K), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Landed on parallel taxiway which had been plowed instead of unplowed runway.

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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