# Accident 19880830036289A: Cessna 172G, Sparta, MI, August 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sparta, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1503° N, 85.7004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1503&lon=-85.7004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6049R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6049R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 135 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830036289A

## Narrative

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

AIRSPEED TOO SLOW ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON A WET GRASS FIELD. ABORTED TOO LATE RAN OFF STRIP 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 CHI88LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA227), Aug 30, 1988: Cessna 172G (N6049R), Sparta, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6049R (1)

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

- [Accident 19801130072549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130072549A), Nov 30, 1980: Cessna 172 (N6049R), Springfield, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control while landing in gusty crosswind. Airplane ground-looped.

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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