- Date
- October 1, 1979
- Place
- Byron Center, MI · BYRON CENTER, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84660Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791001024869A
- Case key
- 133979
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2409 79/10/1 BYRON CENTER,MI CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1050 N84660 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH KENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BYRON CENTER,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84660
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Kent
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.