# Accident 19880821034179A: Cessna 172P, Freeport, PA, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Freeport, PA
- Airport: Mcville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6796° N, 79.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6796&lon=-79.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172RQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172RQ-2011-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 55 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034179A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD ON WET GRASS STRIP. UNABLE TO STOP,  RAN OFF END DOWN A SLOPE AND NOSED OVER IN TALL GRASS.

## 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 NYC88LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA223), Aug 21, 1988: Cessna 172P (N172RQ), Freeport, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N172RQ (2)

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

- [Incident 20100423032919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100423032919I), Apr 23, 2010: Cessna 172P (N172RQ), West Mifflin, PA, Minor damage. Cessna 172P, N172RQ was cleared for the option approach runway 31 at kagc, with an instructor, [privacy data omitted]9 and student [privacy data omitted].…
- [Incident 20021108030799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021108030799I), Nov 8, 2002: Cessna 172C (N172RQ), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) The pilot was distracted by his passenger and did not hear the tower instructions to hold short of the active runway 23. The pilot taxi in position for…

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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