# Incident 19830312017509I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Marthas Vineyar, MA, March 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1983, 09:45 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 325 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312017509I

## Narrative

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

AFTER STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY, PILOT TRIED TO TURN OFF ON A TAXIWAY AND RAN OFF THROUGH THE GRASS. NO DAMAGE.

## 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 19820920061019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920061019I), Sep 20, 1982: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3172M), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. Windshield fogged up on taxi for takeoff. Propeller struck a taxiway light. Pilot continued flight with bent prop.

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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