# Incident 19980906037839I: Cessna 172M, Packwood, WA, September 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Packwood, WA
- Airport: Packwood Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6038° N, 121.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PACKWOOD (55S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6038&lon=-121.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20481) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980906037839I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT DISCOVERED BENT PROPELLER TIP DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N20481 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910605020109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605020109I), Jun 5, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20481), Cave Junction, OR, 1 fatal. Passenger opens cabin door and jumps from aircraft. Sheriff is investigating it as a possible suicide.

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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