# Accident 19880320005999A: Cessna 172P, Sebewaing, MI, March 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sebewaing, MI
- Airport: Sebewaing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7306° N, 83.4493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7306&lon=-83.4493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66717, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,226 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320005999A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA078), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 172P (N66717), Sebewaing, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66717 (2)

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

- [Accident 20070911829869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911829869A), Sep 11, 2007: Cessna 172P (N66717), Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) At night during landing the instructor noted there was a herd of deer on the runway at Culpeper Regional Airport. Instructor informed student to do a…
- [Accident 19910425012529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425012529A), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 172P (N66717), Detroit-Grosse, MI, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Overran runway and nosed over. Had quartering tail wind on 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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