# Incident 19890911052019I: Cessna 172N, Grants Pass, OR, September 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1989, 09:20 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Airport: Josephine County/Grants Pass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73904, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73904) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 5 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911052019I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON SECOND SOLO LANDING. PORPOISED AND DAMAGED PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N73904 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790304004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004099A), Mar 4, 1979: Cessna 172 (N73904), Arboles, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot landed on state park airstrip which was covered with 12 inches of snow. Aircraft nosed over on landing.

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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