# Incident 19781113026969I: Cessna 172, Lake Jackson, TX, November 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1978, 15:50 local time
- Place: Lake Jackson, TX
- Airport: Brazoria Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0509° N, 95.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Jackson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0509&lon=-95.4512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737DK-1998-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 3 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/19781113026969I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N737DK (1)

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

- [Accident 19960801020539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960801020539A), Aug 1, 1996: Cessna 172N (N737DK), Victoria, MS, Substantial damage. Reported out of fuel en route. Struck trees landing. Nosed over. Had diverted from flight plan due to weather.

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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