# Accident 19790803024079A: Cessna 172, Bimini, Bahamas, August 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Airport: Bimini
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N12743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12743-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803024079A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING FOR TAKEOFF ON EDGE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK WITH WING OF AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N12743 (2)

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

- [Incident 19780325010379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010379I), Mar 25, 1978: Cessna 172 (N12743), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed on beach while it was in use by bathers. Aircraft suffered minor damage on takeoff.
- [Accident 19770821025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821025019A), Aug 21, 1977: Cessna 172M (N12743), Key Largo, 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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