# Incident 19880130009149I: Cessna 172F, Indianapolis, IN, January 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7905U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7905U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 308 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880130009149I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHILE TAXIING. TIPPED IT OVER ON ITS WING TIP AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N7905U (1)

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

- [Accident 20240806009299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806009299A), Aug 6, 2024: Cessna 172F (N7905U), Brazoria, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft started takeoff roll vered to the left of the runway climbed approximately 100FT in the air flew 100 yards dived into the ground.

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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