# Incident 19780504031979I: Cessna 172, Stevens Point, WI, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978, 13:57 local time
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5253° N, 89.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevens Point, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5253&lon=-89.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8378L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8378L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (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: 20 total, 20 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/19780504031979I

## Narrative

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

WING AND PROP STRUCK RUNWAY ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N8378L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800517052429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517052429I), May 17, 1980: Cessna 172I (N8378L), Grand Rapids, MI. While positioning prop for prop start, engine fired and prop struck person attempting start. Nonpilot at controls.

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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