# Incident 19800919069049I: Cessna 172N, Rehoboth Beach, DE, September 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1980, 17:31 local time
- Place: Rehoboth Beach, DE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7174° N, 75.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rehoboth Beach, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7174&lon=-75.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734MS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 11 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/19800919069049I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING CAUSED FRONT WHEEL FORK TO BREAK.

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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