# Incident 19880923055359I: Cessna 172L, Grafton, ND, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grafton, ND
- Airport: Grafton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 48.4139° N, 97.4062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4139&lon=-97.4062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9459D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9459D-2010-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,867 total, 78 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923055359I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ACCIDENTLY PUT GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION ON TAKEOFF ROLL. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9459D (1)

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

- [Accident 19890206001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206001789A), Feb 6, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9459D), Mayville, ND, Substantial damage. Slid into a snowbank landing on a icy runway in a strong crosswind.

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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