# Incident 19970213004741I: Cessna 172L, Daytona Beach, FL, February 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1997, 11:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9810G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9810G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 25 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970213004741I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: TWO COMPANY AIRCRAFT WERE TAXIING OUT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER. THE FRONT AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN. THE PILOT IN THIS AIRCRAFT LOOKED OVER HIS SHOULDER FOR OTHER TRAFFIC WHILE CROSSING A TAXIWAY. HIS LEFT WING STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9810G (2)

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

- [Incident 20230213001239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230213001239I), Feb 13, 2023: Cessna 172L (N9810G), Daytona, FL, No damage. I had a solo flight reservation from 3-5PM on 02/13. I finished my preflight and started the engine at around 3:30PM. Departed kdab and flew towards ashby…
- [Incident 20100920046589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100920046589I), Sep 20, 2010: Cessna 172L (N9810G), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. On September 21, 2010, during landing rollout at the Ocala International Airport, aircraft N9810G, s/n 17259710 veered off runway 36 into the grass. The…

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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