# Accident 19930510034329A: Cessna 172N, Wilmington, NC, May 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2712° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2712&lon=-77.9029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4856D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4856D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 484 total, 484 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930510034329A

## Narrative

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

WING COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE WHILE TURNING TO PARK. WAS FOLLOWING LINEMANS DIRECTIONS.

## 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 ATL93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA091), May 10, 1993: Cessna 172 (N4856D), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE GROUND PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING COLLIDING WITH A UTILITY POLE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT

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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