# Incident 19800313038309I: Cessna 172G, Albany, NY, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3837L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3837L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 300 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/19800313038309I

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND TIPPED AIRCRAFT UP ON LEFT WING TIP, LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL, ALLOWING PROP TO STRIKE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3837L (1)

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

- [Incident 19950810029429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810029429I), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3837L), Albany, NY. Lost power. Landed safely at alb. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm was broken.

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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