# Accident 19781212042069A: Cessna 172D, Indianapolis, IN, December 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7349G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7349G-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 365 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEX10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212042069A

## Narrative

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

LINEMAN STRUCK BY PROPELLER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79DEX10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX10), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna 172 (N7349G), Indianapolis, IN, minor damage

## Other reports on N7349G (1)

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

- [Accident 20060707015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707015919A), Jul 7, 2006: Cessna 172K (N7349G), Sullivan, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot of N7349G, a CE-172 aircraft, made an approach to land at a grass landing strip and touched down approximately half way down the 2500 foot…

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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