# Incident 19871231079379I: Cessna 172N, Pelzer, SC, December 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pelzer, SC
- Airport: Sky Valley Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6504° N, 82.5035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sky Valley Airpark, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6504&lon=-82.5035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6617J) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 520 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231079379I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A WET TURF RUNWAY. RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY. DAMAGED PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL STRUT.

## Other reports on N6617J (1)

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

- [Incident 19940311008149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940311008149I), Mar 11, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6617J), Chatham, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: wind speed and direction dictated use of runway 18, 2,800 feet in length with high trees on approach end sloping down to poor drainage end. Slightly…

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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