# Incident 19781003031019I: Cessna 172, Olathe, KS, October 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1978, 13:48 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson Co Execut
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734FA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 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/19781003031019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING IN A MODERATE CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N734FA (2)

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

- [Incident 19881221068079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221068079I), Dec 21, 1988: Cessna 172N (N734FA), Victoria, TX. VFR pilot caught in IFR conditions was vectored by ATC to a safe landing at the Victoria airport.
- [Accident 19810802046859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046859A), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 172N (N734FA), Fenton, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off side of runway.

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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