# Accident 19880324006609A: Cessna 172G, Springfield, MO, March 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1988, 12:50 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2795° N, 93.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2795&lon=-93.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324006609A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN UP AND ONTO A WING TIP WHILE TURNING ON THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. SURFACE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 MKC88LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA068), Mar 24, 1988: Cessna 172G (N72PF), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72PF (2)

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

- [Incident 19890813056729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813056729I), Aug 13, 1989: Cessna 172G (N72PF), St James, MO. Fuel exhaustion short of destination. Landed in field. Directional gyro inoperative. Caused him to fly off course.
- [Incident 19870225013929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225013929I), Feb 25, 1987: Cessna 172G (N72PF), Springfield, MO. Aircraft fuel exhausted on final approach. Landed short of 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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