# Incident 19910725059219I: Cessna 172N, Richmond, CA, July 25, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9523° N, 122.3606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9523&lon=-122.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4787E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4787E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910725059219I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING WATER TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT. HIT A BREAKWATER WHILE RETURNING.

## Other reports on N4787E (3)

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

- [Incident 19901107058899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901107058899I), Nov 7, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N4787E), Sausalito, CA. During takeoff from seaplane base aircraft hit rowboat. Boater rolled overboard prior to impact.
- [Incident 19890315023599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315023599I), Mar 15, 1989: Cessna 172N (N4787E), San Rafael, CA, Minor damage. Simulated emergency water landing. Hit a wake on touchdown. Right wing hit the water. Damaged the wing tip.
- [Accident 19820228001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001219A), Feb 28, 1982: Cessna 172N (N4787E), Redmond, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing causing float to split and sink, rolling aircraft over.

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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