# Incident 19830204007449I: Cessna 172N, Circleville, OH, February 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Circleville, OH
- Airport: Circleville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6012° N, 82.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circleville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6012&lon=-82.9325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PE-2014-11-18) (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 IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204007449I

## Narrative

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

SUDDEN WINDSHIFT TIPPED AIRPLANE UP ON A WING ON A UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS ENROUTE.

## Other reports on N739PE (2)

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

- [Accident 19881006046049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006046049A), Oct 6, 1988: Cessna 172N (N739PE), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Landed short. Idler gear teeth broke off. Lost timing camshaft to crankshaft. Over stressed.
- [Incident 19810907072479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907072479I), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739PE), Buckhannon, WV, Minor damage. Alternator failed, pilot landed aircraft on highway, repaired broken wire.

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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