# Incident 19800522052819I: Cessna 172M, Palo Alto, CA, May 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61773, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61773-2026-03-07) (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: 290 total, 258 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/19800522052819I

## Narrative

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

TAIL OF TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE.

## Other reports on N61773 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810301033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301033909A), Mar 1, 1981: Cessna 172M (N61773), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Wing struck vehicle on edge of taxiway while trying to avoid water-filled pot-holes, during taxi for takeoff.

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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