# Accident 19940417007971A: Cessna 172K, Spartanburg, SC, April 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1994, 17:50 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0397° N, 81.9809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0397&lon=-81.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417007971A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY WITH PLANE ON FINAL. HIT LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE OF AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FLARE.NO LICENSE OR MEDICAL

## Other aircraft in the event

- N83TH, Pitts S2B: [Accident 19940417007972A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417007972A)

## 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 ATL94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA083), Apr 17, 1994: Cessna 172K (N711GT), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of Cessna 172K, N711GT.

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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