# Incident 19821226069489I: Cessna 172N, Boston, MA, December 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Boston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226069489I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND. WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT UP ON PROP AND WING TIP. WIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFTS CONTROL.

## Other reports on N5138E (1)

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

- [Incident 19910328012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328012149I), Mar 28, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5138E), Ft Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Engine failure on final approach. Landed in a field north of airport.

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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