WPR26LA310

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172P · Gulfport, MS · August 21, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
August 20, 2026, 21:15 local (Aug 21, 2026, 02:15 UTC)
Place
Gulfport, MS · GPT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5384KCessna 172P
Defining event
Taxi: Ground collision
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
FAA FSDO Jackson MS
FAA report
20260821012319A
Case key
203640

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Aircraft

Registration
N5384K
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17274089
Built
1980
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Vascular Wings LLC
Registered owner
Vascular Wings LLC
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
GPT

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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