# Incident 19850817046259I: Cessna 172N, Kutztown, PA, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733ZN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733ZN) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817046259I

## Narrative

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

DURING SIGHTSEEING RIDE A TURKEY BUZZARD CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD. INJURIES TO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS. SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N733ZN (1)

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

- [Accident 20230920021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230920021089A), Sep 20, 2023: Cessna 172N (N733ZN), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. On September 20, 2023, about 0830 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, [privacy data omitted], was Substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident…

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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