# Incident 19861007071659I: Cessna 172A, Howell, MI, October 7, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1986, 23:00 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7413T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7413T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 175 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/19861007071659I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF AND RETURN WITHOUT LIGHTS AT NIGHT. TAXIED INTO WET AREA AND STRUCK A DITCH. PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## Other reports on N7413T (1)

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

- [Incident 19830825062589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825062589I), Aug 25, 1983: Cessna 172A (N7413T), Manchester, MI, Minor damage. Conducted a VFR crosscountry flight in IFR conditions. Failed to flare on landing in fog. Blew nose wheel tire.

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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