# Incident 19790804031049I: Cessna 172N, Moorsville, IN, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Moorsville, IN
- Airport: Kelly
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6025° N, 86.3687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6025&lon=-86.3687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733CR) (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 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 20 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/19790804031049I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP AIRCRAFT FROM HITTING FENCE AFTER DOWNWIND LANDING PLANE WENT UP ON NOSE AFTER SHARP TURN.

## Other reports on N733CR (1)

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

- [Accident 19900522017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522017059A), May 22, 1990: Cessna 172N (N733CR), Jeffersonville, IN, Substantial damage. Turned prop by hand to loosen starter hookup. Engine started. Aircraft hit parked aircraft.

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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