# Incident 19830726051659I: Cessna 172N, Islip, NY, July 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1983, 17:03 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Islip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7509° N, 73.2114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Islip Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7509&lon=-73.2114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5208D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830726051659I

## Narrative

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

TOWER CLEARED LIGHT AIRCRAFT TO TAXI BEHIND JET HEAVY AS IT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. BLEW AIRCRAFT UP ON NOSE.

## Other reports on N5208D (2)

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

- [Accident 20230919015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919015579A), Sep 19, 2023: Cessna 172N (N5208D), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Cessna 172 with a student pilot onboard was conducting pattern work at montgomery executive airport (myf). The pilot had been flying for approximately a half…
- [Accident 19950420012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950420012839A), Apr 20, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5208D), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Veered on takeoff. Exited runway into soft ground. Nose gear collapsed. (-23) during takeoff the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot corrected using right…

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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