# NTSB WPR26LA310: Cessna 172P, N5384K, Gulfport, MS, August 21, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 20, 2026, 21:15 local (Aug 21, 2026, 02:15 UTC)
- Place: Gulfport, MS · GPT
- Coordinates: 30.407269, -89.070096
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO Jackson MS
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA310
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203640/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA310

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5384K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5384K), registered now, S/N 17274089, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274089
- Year built: 1980
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Vascular Wings LLC
- Registered owner: Vascular Wings LLC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: GPT

## 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 20260821012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260821012319A), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna 172P, Gpt, MS, Substantial damage. While taxing aircraft [privacy data omitted] pilot was given clearance to take twy f to twy j for a full-length takeoff of rwy 14. Regarding how pilot had…

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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