# NTSB CHI80DEC28: Cessna 172N, N2418E, Ubly, MI, August 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1980
- Place: Ubly, MI · UBLY, MI
- Location: 43.7082° N, 82.9356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ubly, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7082&lon=-82.9356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEC28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2103   80/8/3    UBLY,MI             CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 426
        TIME - 2230                    N2418E              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UBLY HEIGHTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANDUSKY,MI                 FLINT,MI                     UBLY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- DRG NGT TKOF ON ARPT W NO RWY LGTS,PLT ALIGNED ACFT W EDGE OF ANGLING TWY INSTEAD OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2418E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2418E-1989-01-27), registration cancelled 1989-01-27, S/N 17271275 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ubly Heights

## 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 19800803034489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803034489A), Aug 3, 1980: Cessna 172N, Ubly, MI, Substantial damage. Started takeoff on grass, unlit runway, not aligned with runway. Ran into rough ground. Collapsed nose gear.

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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