# Incident 19780328011409I: Cessna 185, Yauco, Puerto Rico, March 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Yauco, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0348° N, 66.8621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yauco, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0348&lon=-66.8621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9373H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9373H-1981-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 1,200 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/19780328011409I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A ROCK DURING LANDING ON A TEMPORARY, PRIVATE STRIP.

## Other reports on N9373H (1)

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

- [Accident 19781228041399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228041399A), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna A185E (N9373H), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Left crosswind 15 knots gusting 20 knots.

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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