# Incident 19780220007519I: Cessna 172, Temple, TX, February 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1978, 11:50 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Draughon Miller
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0982° N, 97.3428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temple, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0982&lon=-97.3428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6920H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6920H-2010-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 25 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/19780220007519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE TAXIING IN A CROSSWIND SITUATION.

## Other reports on N6920H (1)

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

- [Incident 19851122066929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851122066929I), Nov 22, 1985: Cessna 172M (N6920H), Oakhill, WV. Descended through overcast and landed on road after electrical failure. Found defective master switch with arcing.

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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