# Incident 19960315008579I: Cessna 172K, Torrance, CA, March 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1996, 19:15 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79201, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79201) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315008579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY PIPER, PA-28-181, N5335F, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE COWLING AND LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT WAS UNOCCUPIED.

## Other reports on N79201 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040121001149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040121001149I), Jan 21, 2004: Cessna 172K (N79201), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight after several practice take-off's and landings with his flight instructor. While performing his…

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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