# NTSB CHI80FEM01: Cessna 172K, N84660, Byron Center, MI, October 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1979
- Place: Byron Center, MI · BYRON CENTER, MI
- Location: 42.8078° N, 85.7267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron Center, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8078&lon=-85.7267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84660-1984-01-13), registration cancelled 1984-01-13, S/N 17258567 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Kent

## 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 19791001024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001024869A), Oct 1, 1979: Cessna 172K, Byron Center, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced a departure stall during initial climbout. Factor: unskilled in aircraft.

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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