# Accident 19960817028621A: Cessna 180, Traverse City, MI, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 12:05 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7596° N, 85.7001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7596&lon=-85.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2406C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2406C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4,343 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817028621A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO RUNWAY 18 COLLIDED WITH WING OF N9352U THAT WAS IN RUNUP AREA CHECKING ENGINE PRIOR DEPARTURE. (-23) PILOT OF C180 TAXIIED OUT TO RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 18. DID NOT PROPERLY CLEAR AREA AHEAD OF AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER STRUCK AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WING OF C150, N9352U WHICH WAS IN RUNUP AREA AT THE END OF RUNWAY 18.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9352U, Cessna 150M: [Accident 19960817028622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817028622A)

## 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 CHI96LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA304), Aug 17, 1996: Cessna 180 (N2406C), Traverse City, MI, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 180, N2406C, to maintaining proper spacing from the Cessna 150M, N9352U. A factor relating to this accident was the Cessna 180 pilot's diverted attention.

## Other reports on N2406C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800202002459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202002459A), Feb 2, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2406C), Lake Leelanau, MI, Substantial damage. Landed wheel equipped aircraft in deep snow on a frozen lake.

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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