# Accident 19810301033909A: Cessna 172M, Lodi, CA, March 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Kingdon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&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: 170 total, 53 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301033909A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK VEHICLE ON EDGE  OF TAXIWAY WHILE TRYING TO AVOID WATER-FILLED POT-HOLES, DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX81DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD29), Mar 1, 1981: Cessna 172M (N61773), Lodi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61773 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800522052819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522052819I), May 22, 1980: Cessna 172M (N61773), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Tail of taxiing aircraft struck fence.

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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