# Incident 19780921019709I: Cessna 182P, Worcester, MA, September 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1978, 11:14 local time
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2626° N, 71.8023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worcester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2626&lon=-71.8023&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21538-1993-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 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/19780921019709I

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING FROM TIEDOWN AREA LEFT WING TIP SCRAPED ADJACENT FENCE.

## Other reports on N21538 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920916036939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916036939A), Sep 16, 1992: Cessna 182P (N21538), Lopez, WA, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine started. Aircraft with passenger traveled across ramp and struck a tree.
- [Accident 19740814027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814027959A), Aug 14, 1974: Cessna 182P (N21538), Franklin, IN, 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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