# Accident 19980928027279A: Cessna 172D, Ronan, MT, September 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5274° N, 114.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5274&lon=-114.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2479Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2479Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980928027279A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. (-23) PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT, CONTACTING FENCEPOSTS. DAMAGE TO WING, NOSEWHEEL, FIREWALL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2479Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20210220000309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210220000309I), Feb 20, 2021: Cessna 172D (N2479Y), Savannah, GA, No damage. On February 20, 2021 at approximately 1139 eastern standard time, N2479Y, a 1962 Cessna 172D, was involved in an incident at Savannah/Hilton Head International…

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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