# Accident 19870802047389A: Cessna 172P, Detroit, MI, August 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1997° N, 83.4790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1997&lon=-83.4790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96593, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96593-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 2 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802047389A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP STRONG WINDS CAUSED THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL TO LIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN.

## 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 CHI87LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA184), Aug 2, 1987: Cessna 172Q (N96593), Belleville, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N96593 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920915039349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915039349A), Sep 15, 1992: Cessna 172P (N96593), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Damaged gear and fuselage. Instruction on recovery bad bounces not indicated.

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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