# NTSB CHI88LA185: Cessna 172N, N2282E, Xenia, OH, August 1, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1988, 17:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Location: 39.6908° N, 83.9926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Greene County/Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport (GDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-83.9926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA185
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14129/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA185

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - vehicle
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2282E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2282E-2012-12-14), registration cancelled 2012-12-14, S/N 17271218, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17271218
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Operator: Brentco Aerial Patrol
- Registered owner: Brentco Aerial Patrol
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 5G7, BLUFFTON, OH
- Destination: I19, XENIA, OH
- Airport: I19, Green County, runway 25, 3,972 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,124 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 2,897 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAY, 16 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880801029199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801029199A), Aug 1, 1988: Cessna 172N, Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Wing struck a maintenance truck parked too close to taxiway while taxiing for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N2282E (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 CHI80FEI17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI17), May 4, 1980: Cessna 172 (N2282E), Alliance, OH, substantial damage

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.

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