# Incident 19811118082039I: Cessna 172N, Washington, DC, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 18:51 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63AM) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118082039I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH BURNED OUT LANDING LIGHT. MISSED TAXIWAY AND WENT ONTO GRASS, HITTING HOLE AND STRIKING PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N63AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19851109071749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109071749I), Nov 9, 1985: Cessna 172N (N63AM), Orlando, FL. Attempted to outclimb building clouds. ATC assist after entering clouds. Vectored to VFR conditions.

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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