# Accident 19801104067792A: Cessna 172N, New Orleans, LA, November 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans Lakef
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737XJ-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 230 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104067792A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY OTHER TAXIING AIRCRAFT N333BD WHILE HOLDING ON TAXIWAY FOR ENGINE RUNUP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N333BD, Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL: [Accident 19801104067791A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104067791A)

## 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 FTW81FRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD04), Nov 4, 1980: Cessna 172 (N737XJ), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737XJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19860905044799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905044799A), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna 172N (N737XJ), Vick, LA, Substantial damage. Attempted a go around with the flaps down. Aircraft stalled in turn as pilot tried to avoid powerlines.

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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