# Accident 19960310003792A: Cessna 172RG, Gulfshores, AL, March 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1996, 15:40 local time
- Place: Gulfshores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2703° N, 87.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2703&lon=-87.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6612V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6612V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,895 total, 2 in this make and model, 229 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310003792A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL SAW A PLANE ON COLLISION COURSE. TRIED TO EVADE BUT WAS STRUCK BY ROTORS. LANDED SAFE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7480F, Hughes 269C: [Accident 19960310003791A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310003791A)

## 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 ATL96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA063), Mar 10, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N6612V), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the lack of position reports via radio by the pilot of the helicopter.

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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