19730429018029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Cedar Key, FL · April 29, 1973

Date
April 29, 1973
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Airport
George T Lewis
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4335Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73DLD79
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
61 total3 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt distracted by autos and people did not notice Cessna N3918L closer to taxiway than otr acft.

As the FAA filed it

PLT DISTRACTED BY AUTOS AND PEOPLE DID NOT NOTICE CESSNA N3918L CLOSER TO TAXIWAY THAN OTR ACFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.