# Incident 19850319014869I: Cessna 172N, Greensboro, NC, March 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: High Point Winsto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738TJ) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 106 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850319014869I

## Narrative

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

PULLED PROP THRU WITH MAG SWITCH ON. STARTED AND STRUCK PARKED 152. FLEW DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FERRY PERMIT.

## Other reports on N738TJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20140930023809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140930023809I), Sep 30, 2014: Cessna 172N (N738TJ), Thermal, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing roll out the aircraft started to veer right and skidded off the right side of runway. The nose wheel dug into the loose soil and nose of the…

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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