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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Detroit, MI · September 17, 1989

Date
September 17, 1989 · 17:04 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N736HC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA186
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO360K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
298 total123 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to maintain runway alignment on takeoff roll. Aborted ran off runway into soft ground and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.