Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a building during taxi. A factor was the building.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, after returning from a pleasure flight, the left wing tip of the airplane struck a building while executing a 180 degree taxi turn. The pilot did not report any mechanical difficulties with regard to the airplane.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CHI08CA161 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 11, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172
- N-number
- N31SZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.