# Incident 19790804030861I: Cessna 172M, Addison, TX, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9637° N, 96.8338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Addison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9637&lon=-96.8338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70386, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70386) (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 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,685 total, 109 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/19790804030861I

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH 7222B WHILE BEING TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7222B, Beech J35: [Incident 19790804030862I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804030862I)

## Other reports on N70386 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800920042229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042229A), Sep 20, 1980: Cessna 172M (N70386), New Braunfels, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll veered off runway into soft ground airplane nosed over.

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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