# NTSB CHI79DEX10: Cessna 172, N7349G, Indianapolis, IN, December 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEX10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4111  78/12/12   INDIANAPOLIS,IN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 381
        TIME - 1750                    N7349G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IN              INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- LINEMAN STRUCK BY PROPELLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7349G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7349G-2007-01-23), registration cancelled 2007-01-23, S/N 17259049, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Eagle Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781212042069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212042069A), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna 172D, Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Lineman struck by propeller.

## Other investigations on N7349G (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA185), Jul 7, 2006: Cessna 172K (N7349G), Sullivan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare and his improper recovery from the bounced landing which led to a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with crops and the ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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