# Accident 19820806039732A: Cessna 172M, Grafton, ND, August 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Grafton, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4107° N, 97.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4107&lon=-97.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8909V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8909V-1994-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 159 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806039732A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A TAXIING GRUMMAN AG CAT, N6509K, WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY ON RUNUP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6509K, Scwzer G164B: [Accident 19820806039731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806039731A)

## 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 DEN82DA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA157), Aug 7, 1982: Cessna 172 (N8909V), Grafton, ND, 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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