# Accident 20080611838829A: Cessna 172N, Cincinnati, OH, June 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati-Blue Ash
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2344° N, 84.3839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2344&lon=-84.3839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31SZ-2021-02-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 130 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080611838829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2008, AT 0900 EDT, A CESSNA 172N, N31SZ, REGISTERED TO BLUE ASH AVIATION, LLC, STRUCK THE FIXED BASE OPERATORS (FB0) BUILDING WITH THE LEFT WING TIP WHILE TAXING TO PARKING AFTER A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BLUE ASH AIRPORT, OHIO (ISZ) ON JUN 11, 2008 AT 0800 EDT.

## 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 CHI08CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA161), Jun 11, 2008: Cessna 172 (N31SZ), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a building during taxi. A factor was the building.

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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