# Incident 20260606006589I: Cessna 172P, Groton, CT, June 6, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2026, 15:58 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96567, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96567) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260606006589I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19950628015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950628015589A), Jun 28, 1995: Cessna 172P (N96567), Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power. Force landed in a field. Fuel caps incorrectly positioned and malfunction vented fuel cap the problem.

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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