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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Groton, CT · June 6, 2026

Date
June 6, 2026 · 15:58 local
Place
Groton, CT
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96567
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
391 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 6, 2026 at approximately 1558 EDT, C172, privacy data omitted experienced minor damage after the left wing tip struck a fence post during taxi. The mishap flight was a personal flight conducted under part 91. Following marshaller instructions while turning into the parking the left wingtip struck a fence post, resulting in minor damage. The aircraft was shut down and the aircraft vacated without injury to persons.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 6, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1558 EDT, C172, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A FENCE POST DURING TAXI. THE MISHAP FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91. FOLLOWING MARSHALLER INSTRUCTIONS WHILE TURNING INTO THE PARKING THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A FENCE POST, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT VACATED WITHOUT INJURY TO PERSONS.

Other reports on N96567 · 1

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