# Accident 19901013046299A: Cessna 172M, San Carlos, CA, October 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73403, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73403-2014-12-03) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 60 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901013046299A

## Narrative

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

STRAYED OFF TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AND STRUCK WIND SOCK POLE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N73403 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080606834489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080606834489A), Jun 6, 2008: Cessna 172M (N73403), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor and student doing pattern work at the Byron Airport (C83). The student was flying the aircraft on final approach. The student pulled the power…

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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