# NTSB CHI80FEM16: Cessna 172N, N737GG, Midland, MI, March 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1980
- Place: Midland, MI · MIDLAND, MI
- Location: 43.6156° N, 84.2472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6156&lon=-84.2472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0141   80/3/2    MIDLAND,MI          CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N737GG              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 702 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            59 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK BARSTOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        REMARKS- LOST BRAKES DRG TAXI NR TWY CORNER.NO FLUID FOUND IN MASTER BRAKE CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N737GG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jack Barstow

## 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 19800302005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302005119A), Mar 2, 1980: Cessna 172N, Midland, MI, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on taxiway. Ran off into a ditch. Factors, downwind taxi, no left brake, leaky cylinder.

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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