# Incident 19780325010379I: Cessna 172, Ft Myers, FL, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978, 15:10 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12743-2013-04-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 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/19780325010379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON BEACH WHILE IT WAS IN USE BY BATHERS. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE ON TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N12743 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790803024079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803024079A), Aug 3, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12743), Bimini, Bahamas, Substantial damage. While taxing for takeoff on edge of runway, struck a parked truck with wing of aircraft.
- [Accident 19770821025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821025019A), Aug 21, 1977: Cessna 172M (N12743), Key Largo, FL, Substantial damage

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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