# Accident 19940524012629A: Cessna 172M, Groton - New Lo, CT, May 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1994, 18:45 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6891H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6891H) (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: 153 total, 153 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524012629A

## Narrative

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

DURING TURN ON RAMP TO PARK. OUTSIDE WING TIP HIT DEICING TOWER. SWUNG AIRCRAFT INTO NEARBY FENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA093), May 24, 1994: Cessna 172M (N6891H), Groton, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in the airplane's wing tip striking ground support equipment.

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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