# Accident 19850503016929A: Cessna 172M, Valparaiso, IN, May 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1985, 11:53 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter Co Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4707° N, 87.0491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4707&lon=-87.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23388 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FET01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503016929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LIFTED NOSEWHEEL AT 65MPH. AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO CLIMB AND WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND CARTWHEELING THE AIRCRAFT

## 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 CHI85FET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FET01), May 3, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N23388), Valparaiso, 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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