# Incident 19880319015429I: Cessna 172M, Detroit, MI, March 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73686, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73686) (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 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319015429I

## Narrative

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

HOOK HIT GROUND AND SEPARATED ON BANNER PICKUP. TRIED AGAIN AND A WHEEL PICKED UP BANNER. WIND TURBULENCE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N73686 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850803066219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803066219I), Aug 3, 1985: Cessna 172M (N73686), Fraser, MI, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff when airspeed indicator stopped at 47. Ran off end of runway with damage. Not pitot system problem.

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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