# Incident 19870823069749I: Cessna 172K, Syracuse, IN, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, IN
- Airport: Wawasee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4189° N, 85.6917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAWASEE (4IN9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4189&lon=-85.6917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79190, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79190-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,082 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823069749I

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH AN OBSTRUCTION WHILE LANDING ON A TURF RUNWAY. POLE OBSCURED BY GRASS AND FOLIAGE AT THRESHOLD.

## Other reports on N79190 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780623013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623013549A), Jun 23, 1978: Cessna 172D (N79190), Circle, MT, 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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