# Incident 19780923027179I: Cessna 172, Harrison, OH, September 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Harrison, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2566° N, 84.7862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2566&lon=-84.7862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73776, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73776) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (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: 57 total, 12 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/19780923027179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SHORT OF RUNWAY. STRUCK DITCH AND SKIDDED TO RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N73776 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790903034139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903034139I), Sep 3, 1979: Cessna 172N (N73776), Harrison, OH, Minor damage. Right main gear broke during taxi.
- [Accident 19790526011229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526011229A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 172 (N73776), Harrison, OH, Substantial damage. Landed halfway down runway,ran off FAR end,over embankment,flipped over.

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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