# Accident 19730320006619A: Cessna 172I, Farmingdale, NJ, March 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1973
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.1984° N, 74.1701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1984&lon=-74.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8354L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8354L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320006619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG TAXI TO PARK AREA L WING OF ACFT HIT UNLIGHTED PARKED TRUCK ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY.LDG LGT ON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC73FHM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM25), Mar 20, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8354L), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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