# Incident 19840924059169I: Cessna 172N, Griffith, IN, September 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6445D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445D-2018-06-26) (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 O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924059169I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK WING TIP OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN CLOSE QUARTERS BETWEEN AIRCRAFT ROWS.

## Other reports on N6445D (2)

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

- [Incident 19840714047069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714047069I), Jul 14, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6445D), Joliet, IL, Minor damage. Unable to stop on the runway after landing. Struck a fuel tank vent pipe off the end of the runway.
- [Accident 19801019057899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057899A), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6445D), Gary, IN, Substantial damage. Bounced & ballooned on landing. Instructor failed to correct situation. Hard landing damaged airplane.

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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