42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 30, 1984 · 14:15 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
City
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N78715
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total4,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Began to taxi unsecured aircraft to hangar due to high winds. Wind tipped aircraft. Damaged both wings and prop.
As the FAA filed it
BEGAN TO TAXI UNSECURED AIRCRAFT TO HANGAR DUE TO HIGH WINDS. WIND TIPPED AIRCRAFT. DAMAGED BOTH WINGS AND PROP.