# Incident 19960914044829I: Cessna 172N, Houston, TX, September 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1996, 19:01 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739ZY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739ZY-2019-06-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960914044829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (DWH) HOUSTON, TEXAS, N739ZY STRUCK AND BROKE THE REAR WINDOW OF A PARKED VEHICLE WITH A WING TIP AT 1901 CST, ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1996. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS DURING THIS INVESTIGATION HAVE FAILED TO REVEAL THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO WAS OPERATING N739ZY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N739ZY (1)

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

- [Incident 19990715027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715027049I), Jul 15, 1999: Cessna 172N (N739ZY), Smithville, TX. John c. babb (PIC of N739ZY) departed georgetown airport (T04) in route to austin muller airport (aus) with one passenger on board. While flying north betwen…

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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