# Accident 19761229038849A: Cessna 172H, Detroit, MI, December 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1976
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2791L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2791L-2017-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 791 total, 206 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229038849A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH FUEL TRUCK.TRUCK DRIVER FAILED TO SEE & AVOID AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI77FEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC07), Dec 29, 1976: Cessna 172 (N2791L), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2791L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771027033759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771027033759A), Oct 27, 1977: Cessna 172H (N2791L), Romulus, MI, Destroyed. Struck by APU truck.

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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