# Incident 19780122004259I: Cessna 172, Turlock, CA, January 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Turlock, CA
- Airport: Napa Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5055° N, 120.8593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turlock, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5055&lon=-120.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73342-1984-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122004259I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT PILOT ALLOWED WINGTIP TO STRIKE RUDDER OF PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N73342 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780611013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611013919A), Jun 11, 1978: Cessna 172D (N73342), Angels Camp, CA, Substantial damage. Hit fence on final. Stalled during attempted go-around.

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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