# Accident 19791119032921A: Cessna 172M, Stratford, CT, November 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1979, 13:51 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Airport: Kikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13660, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13660) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE03|NYC80FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE03%7CNYC80FNE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119032921A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH PA23, N4341P WHILE TAXIING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4341P, Piper PA23: [Accident 19791119032922A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119032922A)

## 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 NYC80FNE03|NYC80FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE03%7CNYC80FNE04), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 172M (N13660), Stratford, CT, 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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