# Accident 19751026041001A: Cessna 172K, Kalamazoo, MI, October 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1975
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79527, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79527-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 141 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751026041001A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON RWY 17 DRG TAXI TO RAMP ENTERD ACTIVE RWY 23 OTR ACFT TKOF.GND CTL 121.9 RADIO SET 121.7MH

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3567Q, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19751026041002A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751026041002A)

## 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 CHI76FEM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM18), Oct 26, 1975: Cessna 172 (N79527), Kalamazoo, MI, 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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