# Accident 19951212040539A: Cessna 172M, Bullhead City, AZ, December 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Eagle Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8608° N, 114.5097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8608&lon=-114.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8987V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8987V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040539A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TOO FAST TO RAMP A WING STRUCK HANGAR. PIVOTED. ADDED POWER TO STOP TURN. PROP MADE A HOLE IN DOOR.

## 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 LAX96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA073), Dec 12, 1995: Cessna 172 (N8987V), Mohave Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to assure that clearance was maintained while taxiing in proximity of buildings at an excessive taxi speed.

## Other reports on N8987V (1)

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

- [Incident 20061223028689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061223028689I), Dec 23, 2006: Cessna 172M (N8987V), Harrisburg, PA. (-23) Aircraft was in cruise flight, VMC conditions, at 5,000 MSL when pilot heard a loud pop, followed by a partial loss of engine power and vibration. The…

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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