# Incident 19880219015629I: Cessna 172P, Grand Forks, ND, February 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1988, 14:20 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51582, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880219015629I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISCHARGED PASSENGERS. RESTARTED ENGINE TO REPOSITION ON MAIN RAMP. WIND GUST FLIPPED AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN.

## Other reports on N51582 (1)

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

- [Accident 19961008047149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008047149A), Oct 8, 1996: Cessna 172P (N51582), Santarita, CA, Destroyed. (-16) The pilot's failure to recognize the attached hose was result of human factors issues and not a result of any lack of qualifications. As a result of this…

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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