# Incident 19880208008579I: Cessna 172P, Denver, CO, February 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1988, 23:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53265) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208008579I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED ON RUNWAY AFTER RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. REMAINED SEVERAL MINUTES THEN TAXIED OFF. ARRESTED FOR FWI.

## Other reports on N53265 (2)

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

- [Accident 20260419004259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260419004259A), Apr 19, 2026: Cessna 172P (N53265), Centennial, CO, Substantial damage. On April 19, 2026, a runway excursion accident at Centennial Airport (kapa) occurred involving student pilot, video evidence indicated that a floating…
- [Incident 19930502016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502016459I), May 2, 1993: Cessna 172P (N53265), Denver, CO. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on crosswind landing. Veered off runway.

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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