# Incident 19780114003049I: Cessna 172, Lafayette, LA, January 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1978, 01:24 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780114003049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING DURING UNAUTHORIZED PLEASURE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N737ES (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020721021239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721021239I), Jul 21, 2002: Cessna 172N (N737ES), Many, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed alexandria, Louisiana, enroute to Many, Louisiana. Pilot then left Many, Louisiana, enroute to alexandria, Louisiana when at 3500 MSL,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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