# Incident 19780203005401I: Cessna 172, Ames, IA, February 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1978, 15:20 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5663R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5663R-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 40 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/19780203005401I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING FLARE THIS AIRCRAFT STRUCK N9391U. 9391U WAS ON THE ROLL FROM A TOUCH AND GO OPERATION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9391U, Cessna 150: [Incident 19780203005402I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203005402I)

## Other reports on N5663R (1)

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

- [Accident 20110528009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110528009609A), May 28, 2011: Cessna 172F (N5663R), Ironton, OH, Destroyed. Aircraft lost engine power and crash landed 5 miles from the destination airport. Two souls on board. Minor physical injuries. Aircraft was destroyed.

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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