# Incident 19791126046759I: Cessna 337G, Evansville, IN, November 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1979, 11:25 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Dress Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72439-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,806 total, 1,105 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/19791126046759I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. WARNING HORN INOP. PILOT HEARD GEAR GO DOWN. NO BFR ON PILOT AND EXPIRED MEDICAL.

## Other reports on N72439 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840709031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840709031079A), Jul 9, 1984: Cessna 337G (N72439), Hickory Ridge, AR, Substantial damage. Landed on last 1200 feet paved portion of runway. Realized mistake, tried to go around. Hit a powerpole and ditch.

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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