# Incident 19950503015229I: Cessna 172N, State College, PA, May 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1995, 00:10 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4876F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4876F) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503015229I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED BEHIND A DC8 THAT WAS DOING FULL POWER RUNUP. BLOWN ALMOST OVER.LEFT WING TIP AND PROP DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N4876F (2)

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

- [Accident 20170719018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719018609A), Jul 19, 2017: Cessna 172N (N4876F), Factoryville, PA, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he landed down wind and should have performed a go around. The aircraft did not have full flaps deployed. The aircraft landed with…
- [Accident 19950620048899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620048899A), Jun 20, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4876F), Factoryville, PA, Substantial damage. (-16) Student pilot was performing take offs and landings solo under the supervision of his certified flight instructor in the traffic pattern. The student on…

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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