# Incident 19881125063779I: Cessna 172M, West Palm Beach, FL, November 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1988, 18:46 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881125063779I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO THE CUSTOMS AREA. TURN LANE WAS VERY NARROW.

## Other reports on N41AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19811103082379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811103082379I), Nov 3, 1981: Cessna 172M (N41AM), Sidney, MT, Minor damage. Aircrafts wing struck a goose during a night descent for landing.

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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