# Incident 19850317014719I: Cessna 172N, Cape Girardeau, MO, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3094° N, 89.5584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Girardeau, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3094&lon=-89.5584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4511E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4511E) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317014719I

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO PITCH OVER ON ROLLOUT. PILOTS MEDICAL EXPIRED AND NOT CURRENT IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4511E (1)

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

- [Incident 19840103002729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840103002729I), Jan 3, 1984: Cessna 172N (N4511E), Cape Girardeau, MO. Forced landing. Lost engine power. Carburetor dissemble. Chrome plate flakes in carburetor nozzle assembly.

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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