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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Topeka, KS · July 9, 1988

Date
July 9, 1988 · 17:30 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Forbes Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80208
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88LA125
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total22 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student taxied into a chain link fence while attempting to park the aircraft. Damaged wing spar. Medical expired.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT TAXIED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGED WING SPAR. MEDICAL EXPIRED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.