# Incident 19880915059239I: Cessna 401A, Fargo, ND, September 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1988, 07:15 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3169K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3169K-2005-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915059239I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE WING TIP OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3169K (1)

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

- [Incident 19790316009819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316009819I), Mar 16, 1979: Cessna 401A (N3169K), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Zl zw zn pilot retracted gear on roll out

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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