# Incident 19851230076979I: Cessna 172B, West Chicago, IL, December 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7656X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7656X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851230076979I

## Narrative

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

UNKNOWN MECHANIC TAXIED BEHIND AN MU2 DOING A RUNUP. AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON NOSE CAUSING PROPELLER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7656X (1)

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

- [Accident 19941221044139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941221044139A), Dec 21, 1994: Cessna 172B (N7656X), Allegan, MI, Substantial damage. First solo. Drifted off runway. Student failed to correct and collided with a snow drift.

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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