# Incident 19890322020559I: Cessna 172N, Columbus, OH, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 20:50 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734WB) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 70 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322020559I

## Narrative

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

DID NOT COMPLY WITH INSTRUCTIONS WHILE TAXIING ON A DARK RAMP. TAXIED INTO A CULVERT. POSSIBLE RADIO PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N734WB (2)

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

- [Incident 19910825059809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825059809I), Aug 25, 1991: Cessna 172N (N734WB), Kingston, OH, Minor damage. Engine lost power in flight. Emergency landing in a field. Found a mixture cable wire broken at carburator.
- [Incident 19860114003899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860114003899I), Jan 14, 1986: Cessna 172N (N734WB), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Student flared too high and stalled with wing tip striking runway.

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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