# Accident 19950420012839A: Cessna 172N, Detroit, MI, April 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1995, 17:37 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4124° N, 83.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4124&lon=-83.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5208D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950420012839A

## Narrative

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

VEERED ON TAKEOFF. EXITED RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED USING RIGHT RUDDER, CROSS CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA132), Apr 20, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5208D), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground run. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N5208D (2)

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

- [Accident 20230919015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919015579A), Sep 19, 2023: Cessna 172N (N5208D), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Cessna 172 with a student pilot onboard was conducting pattern work at montgomery executive airport (myf). The pilot had been flying for approximately a half…
- [Incident 19830726051659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830726051659I), Jul 26, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5208D), Islip, NY, Minor damage. Tower cleared light aircraft to taxi behind jet heavy as it was cleared for takeoff. Blew aircraft up on nose.

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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