# NTSB CHI81DEC31: Cessna 172, N4967G, Pontiac, MI, August 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1980
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEC31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3135  80/8/20    PONTIAC,MI          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1516                    N4967G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4967G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4967G-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 17273514 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac

## 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 19800820063269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820063269A), Aug 20, 1980: Cessna 172N, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Solo student pilot made hard crabbed landing. Airplane veered off runway. Collapsed nose gear.

## Other investigations on N4967G (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 CHI82FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA186), May 27, 1982: Cessna 172N (N4967G), Milford, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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