# Accident 19821213064869A: Cessna 172L, Vancouver, WA, December 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7191° N, 122.7397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7191&lon=-122.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3880Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3880Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 736 total, 453 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821213064869A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI PILOT ALLOWED RIGHT WING TO HIT FUEL TRUCK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA83LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA031), Dec 13, 1982: Cessna 172L (N3880Q), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3880Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19750704018449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704018449A), Jul 4, 1975: Cessna 172L (N3880Q), Fields, OR, Substantial damage. Mistakingly landed in soft borax lake bed.

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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