# Incident 19790307018902I: Cessna 172, Orlando, FL, March 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7241A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7241A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 210 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/19790307018902I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STABILIZER WAS STRUCK BY PROP OF 6310T WHOSE VISION WAS OBSCURED BY SUN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6310T, Namer F51: [Incident 19790307018901I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307018901I)

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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