# Incident 19780704042169I: Cessna 172M, Atlantic, IA, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 09:32 local time
- Place: Atlantic, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3930° N, 95.0219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3930&lon=-95.0219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8945V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945V-2014-11-21) (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 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 1 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/19780704042169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD TOUCHDOWN, BOUNCED 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH NOSE GEAR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8945V (2)

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

- [Accident 20070905017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070905017609A), Sep 5, 2007: Cessna 172M (N8945V), Grand Junction, CO, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was flying up a canyon looking at elk when he determined that the aircraft would not clear the ridge. Pilot attempted to turn around stalling…
- [Accident 19790313004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313004619A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8945V), Kearney, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft blown over when taxied for takeoff in strong gusty wind.

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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