# Incident 19820920061019I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Nantucket, MA, September 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1982, 10:53 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SRIA
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3172M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172M-1989-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920061019I

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH BENT PROP.

## Other reports on N3172M (2)

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

- [Incident 19851224077499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224077499I), Dec 24, 1985: Cessna 402C (N3172M), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on takeoff roll, cause undetermined. Takeoff attempted with ice and snow on aircraft.
- [Incident 19830312017509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312017509I), Mar 12, 1983: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3172M), Marthas Vineyar, MA. After stopping on the runway, pilot tried to turn off on a taxiway and ran off through the grass. No damage.

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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