# Incident 19850902049619I: Cessna 172N, Dallas, TX, September 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1985, 21:21 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5193F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5193F-2013-08-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850902049619I

## Narrative

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

DURING NIGHT TAXI IN UNFAMILIAR AREA PILOT MISTOOK ROAD FOR TAXIWAY. WING STRUCK FENCE POST WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5193F (3)

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

- [Accident 19900310003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900310003779A), Mar 10, 1990: Cessna 172N (N5193F), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a flight to check out a prospective renter. Fuel gauge was off and no visual fuel check.
- [Incident 19891005054259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005054259I), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna 172N (N5193F), Dallas, TX. Low oil pressure. Precautionary landing. Left tire blew on rollout. Exited runway onto grass to clear runway.
- [Incident 19870627076449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627076449I), Jun 27, 1987: Cessna 172N (N5193F), Bridgeport, TX, Minor damage. Power loss. Forced downwind landing on airport. Overran runway hitting ditch. Engine problem not identified.

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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