# Incident 19780609045189I: Cessna 172, Chicago, IL, June 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1978, 11:24 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Meigs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80800, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80800) (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: 120 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/19780609045189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A FENCE DURING TAXI TO THE PARKING AREA

## Other reports on N80800 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060131001519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060131001519I), Jan 31, 2006: Cessna 172M (N80800), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft was attempting to land at the Des Moines, IA (dsm) airport. While on final approach ATC requested the aircraft keep up the speed and in an…

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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