# Accident 19820207002779A: Cessna 172E, Greencastle, IN, February 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Greencastle, IN
- Airport: Putnam Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6399° N, 86.8393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6399&lon=-86.8393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7804U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7804U-1983-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207002779A

## Narrative

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

UNICOM ADVISED RUNWAY 18. LANDED, NOSED OVER IN 9-INCH SNOW. UNICOM AT ANOTHER AIRPORT. NO NOTAM ON UNPLOWED STRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA038), Feb 7, 1982: Cessna 172 (N7804U), Greencastle, IN, substantial 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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