- Date
- March 9, 1985, 23:00 local (Mar 10, 1985, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Temple, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733ANCessna 172N
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850309029429A
- Case key
- 21779
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Analysis
The student pilot, who was carrying a passenger during a night flight, made a hard landing on the municipal airport at Temple, TX. This resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft but no injury to its two occupants. The student pilot's flying experience is unknown. This was not a authorized flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733AN
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268146
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jo Ann Rodgers
- Registered owner
- James Rodgers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- TPL · Temple Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N733AN · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.