# Incident 19801019075359I: Beech 77, French Lick, IN, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: French Lick, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5456° N, 86.6191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of French Lick, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5456&lon=-86.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37253, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37253-1994-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 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/19801019075359I

## Narrative

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

ZA WING CAME UP AFTER LANDING AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. STUDENT PILOT IN MODERATE CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N37253 (1)

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

- [Accident 19831204059689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831204059689A), Dec 4, 1983: Beech 77 (N37253), Sidney, OH, Destroyed. Struck trees on a VOR approach after aircraft stalled due to icing. Gross misjudgment in practice IFR with icing.

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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