# Incident 19790811030529I: Cessna 172G, Wheeling, IL, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 16:43 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal Waukee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129GW-2024-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 70 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/19790811030529I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING IN GRASS AREA, NOSE WHEEL DROPPED INTO DITCH.

## Other reports on N129GW (1)

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

- [Accident 20240713012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713012119A), Jul 13, 2024: Cessna 172G (N129GW), West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. While landing runway 24 in a mild crosswind at the West Bend municipal airport in West Bend, WI (ketb), the pilot lost control of the aircraft post touchdown…

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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