# Accident 19790830024429A: Cessna 177, Indianapolis, IN, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N3108T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3108T-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEX39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830024429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## 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 CHI79DEX39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX39), Aug 30, 1979: Cessna 177 (N3108T), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

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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