# Incident 19880124011779I: Cessna 172M, Atmore, AL, January 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1988, 15:20 local time
- Place: Atmore, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1241° N, 87.4578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atmore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1241&lon=-87.4578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9578H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9578H-1992-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 60 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124011779I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED IFR CONDITIONS EN ROUTE. PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HIT A FENCE ON ROLLOUT. NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N9578H (1)

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

- [Accident 19920919037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920919037619A), Sep 19, 1992: Cessna 172M (N9578H), Picayune, MS, Destroyed. Stalled into trees in slow flight,flaps down,looking for deer sights. Had unauthorized passenger onboard.

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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