# Incident 19880403021109I: Cessna 172N, Dillingham, AK, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 15:35 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0447° N, 158.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLINGHAM (DLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0447&lon=-158.5055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737SP-1996-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 10 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403021109I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING FUEL.

## Other reports on N737SP (1)

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

- [Accident 19950907028259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950907028259A), Sep 7, 1995: Cessna STC172 (N737SP), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Struck trees landing. Fuel tanks empty. Failed to note larger engine higher burn rate.

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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