# Accident 19870124001109A: Cessna 172B, Roswell, NM, January 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1987, 11:41 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6405° N, 104.3793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6405&lon=-104.3793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8224X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870124001109A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER DURING TAXI.  STUDENT PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN87LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA045), Jan 24, 1987: Cessna 172B (N8224X), Roswell, NM, substantial damage

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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