# Accident 19880301064549A: Cessna 172N, Southbridge, MA, March 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1988, 16:10 local time
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Southbridge Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1011° N, 72.0388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (3B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1011&lon=-72.0388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75762, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75762) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 859 total, 859 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301064549A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. BEGAN TO BE BLOWN OFF RUNWAY. ELECTED TO ABORT. STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC88LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA099), Mar 1, 1988: Cessna 172 (N75762), Southbridge, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75762 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871109076119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871109076119I), Nov 9, 1987: Cessna 172N (N75762), Oxford, MA, Minor damage. Overran end of runway by about 20 feet. Landed with higher airspeed due to turbulence. Hit a wooden pole.

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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