# Incident 19940819033289I: Cessna 172N, Mooresville, NC, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Lake Norman Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5836° N, 80.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-80.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2918E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2918E) (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 O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 550 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819033289I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N2918E (1)

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

- [Accident 19830325011749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830325011749A), Mar 25, 1983: Cessna 172N (N2918E), Dewitt, NY, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel approaching destination airport. Landed on a golf course, shearing off the nose gear.

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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