# Accident 19880309006369A: Cessna 172P, Las Vegas, NV, March 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1988, 17:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3794° N, 115.5094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3794&lon=-115.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98525, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98525) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 78 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309006369A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER TRYING TO TAXI UNAIDED AFTER LANDING IN WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS. STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY.

## 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 SEA88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA056), Mar 10, 1988: Cessna 172 (N98525), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98525 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940910026459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910026459A), Sep 10, 1994: Cessna 172P (N98525), Warrenton, MO, Substantial damage. Landed by error in cornfield in stead of private strip. Tried takeoff. Unable. Aborted. Failed cut power. Hit trees

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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