# Incident 19810127009779I: Cessna 172M, Louisville, KY, January 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20338-1996-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 160 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/19810127009779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERD SEVERE VIBRATIONS DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND 12 INCHES OF ONE PROP BLADE SEPERATED.

## Other reports on N20338 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850804042019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804042019A), Aug 4, 1985: Cessna 172M (N20338), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. While maneuvering in a canyon,encountered a downdraft and was unable to climb. Flipped over on canyon floor landing

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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