# Incident 19870916063329I: Cessna 172K, Rapid City, SD, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 16:12 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46474, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46474) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916063329I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING. STUDENT CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. WIND EXCEED AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N46474 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940420008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420008549A), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 172K (N46474), Howes, SD, Substantial damage. Dropped package for canoe party in river at low altitude. Failed to pullup. Hit muddy river bank and flipped over.

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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