Accident Cessna 172P N53588, Tuesday 23 January 1996

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Date:	Tuesday 23 January 1996
Time:	12:32 LT
Type:	Cessna 172P
Owner/operator:	Vincent Proffitt
Registration:	N53588
MSN:	17274782
Year of manufacture:	1981
Total airframe hrs:	4383 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320-D2V
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sanford, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KSFB)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
While the pilot tried to avoid an aircraft tie-down, the airplane's left wingtip impacted a hangar. The safety pilot reported that the pilot-in-command's taxi speed was excessive, and she told him to slow down and tapped the brakes.

Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's excessive taxi speed and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles.

Accident investigation: