# Incident 19800524029911I: Cessna 172N, Leesburg, FL, May 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1980, 07:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8108° N, 81.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8108&lon=-81.8779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739YP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739YP-2014-11-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 600 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/19800524029911I

## Narrative

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

COLLISION WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT ON FINAL RESULTED IN PROPELLER DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9868, Gulstm G164A: [Incident 19800524029912I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524029912I)

## Other reports on N739YP (1)

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

- [Accident 19801231083019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801231083019A), Dec 31, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739YP), Cedar Key, FL, Substantial damage. Climbed out over water on night takeoff. Began up wind turn, allowed airplane to descend into water.

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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