# Incident 19911117055399I: Cessna 172N, Fullerton, CA, November 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1991, 09:35 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1596E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1596E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911117055399I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A FENCE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, WAS MAKING A TURN TO AVOID ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1596E (1)

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

- [Accident 20230511006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230511006049A), May 11, 2023: Cessna 172N (N1596E), Selkirk, NY, Substantial damage. On may 11, 2023 at 1530 local, a single engine aircraft turned onto runway 19 at South Albany Airport (4B0) from taxiway a with three individuals on board. The…

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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