# Incident 19930513023692I: Cessna 172N, Palo Alto, CA, May 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1993, 10:36 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734NU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734NU-2019-05-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930513023692I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING WAS STRUCK BY NR739ZL WHILE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN RUNUP AREA WAITING TO DEPART.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N739ZL, Cessna 172N: [Incident 19930513023691I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930513023691I)

## Other reports on N734NU (1)

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

- [Incident 20071123826219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071123826219I), Nov 23, 2007: Cessna 172N (N734NU), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft dispatched for news watch pilot and one passenger onboard. After landing on runway 35 slc, exited at taxiway K4 intersection, hit 2 taxi lights.…

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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