# NTSB CHI74DEC29: Cessna 172, N46369, Romeo, MI, January 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1974
- Place: Romeo, MI · ROMEO, MI
- Location: 42.8046° N, 83.0026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8046&lon=-83.0026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0444  74/1/30    ROMEO,MICH          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N46369              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROMEO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROMEO,MICH                  DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ABORTED TAKE OFF HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY.PILOT FELT HE WOULD NOT CLEAR WIRES.DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46369](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46369-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 17257220, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Romeo

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740130001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740130001999A), Jan 30, 1974: Cessna 172K, Romeo, MI, Substantial damage. Aborted take off half way down runway. Pilot felt he would not clear wires. Ditch at end of runway.

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.

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