# Accident 19790303004009A: Cessna 182B, Fort Myers, FL, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Lee Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2534G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2534G-2011-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 120 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO THE PARKING RAMP.

## 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 MIA79DLD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD45), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2534G), Ft Myers, FL, 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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