# Accident 19960123000909A: Cessna 172P, Sanford, FL, January 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1996, 11:32 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Central Florida Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7796° N, 81.2710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7796&lon=-81.2710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53588, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53588) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 66 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960123000909A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK HANGAR TURNING INTO PARKING AREA. SAFETY PILOT REPORT PILOT TAXIED TOO FAST AND TURNED AVOID TIEDOWN.

## 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 ATL96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA038), Jan 23, 1996: Cessna 172 (N53588), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's excessive taxi speed and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles.

## Other reports on N53588 (1)

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

- [Incident 20031011027149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031011027149I), Oct 11, 2003: Cessna 172P (N53588), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On October 11, 2003, at 1225 EDT, a Cessna 172, N53588, owned by the delta connection academy, and piloted by Mr. Marlon luten, went off the left side of…

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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