# NTSB CHI80DEE29: Cessna 172N, N4770J, Belvidere, IL, June 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1980
- Place: Belvidere, IL · BELVIDERE, IL
- Location: 42.2654° N, 88.8878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belvidere, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2654&lon=-88.8878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1691  80/6/22    BELVIDERE,IL        CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N4770J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELVIDERE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELVIDERE,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DURING INITIAL CLIMB ABORTED TAKEOFF.WIND GUSTS TO 9KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4770J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4770J-2015-12-21), registration cancelled 2015-12-21, S/N 17273675, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Belvidere

## 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 19800622024429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622024429A), Jun 22, 1980: Cessna 172N, Belvidere, IL, Destroyed. Student allowed airplane to drift off runway alignment on climbout. Unable to clear trees. Aborted, nosed over.

## Other investigations on N4770J (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 CHI89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA166), Aug 14, 1989: Cessna 172P (N4770J), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE EXECUTING A TOUCH-AND-GO.

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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