# Incident 19801204085999I: Cessna 177, Topeka, KS, December 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1980, 11:35 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Philip Billard Mu
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34979, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34979) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 25 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/19801204085999I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEING TAXIED BETWEEN ROW OF PARKED AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUDDER AND TRIM TAB OF N9707K.

## Other reports on N34979 (1)

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

- [Incident 19881030062079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030062079I), Oct 30, 1988: Cessna 177B (N34979), Tuscaloosa, AL, Minor damage. Hard landing. Bounced but recovered control. Propeller tips tire and rim damage.

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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