# Incident 19880407017449I: Cessna 172, China Hill Ag, GA, April 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: China Hill Ag, GA
- Airport: Milan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N738SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738SZ-2019-01-14) (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 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407017449I

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER DURING TAXI TO THE RAMP. WIND GUST REPORTED UP TO 40 KNOTS.

## Other reports on N738SZ (1)

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

- [Accident 19970925029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925029009A), Sep 25, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738SZ), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft began to porpoise on takeoff. Pilot aborted. Landing nose gear first result in nose gear collapse, nose ov (-23) on t.o. aircraft porpoised. Nose…

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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