# Incident 19890507034579I: Cessna 172K, Norfolk, MA, May 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, MA
- Airport: Norfolk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1195° N, 71.3251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1195&lon=-71.3251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1235V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1235V-1989-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,924 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507034579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FELL OUT OF TAXIING AIRCRAFT TRYING TO PUT SEAT BELT IN PLACE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAXIWAY. STOPPED IN A DITCH.

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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