# Accident 19970321003879A: Cessna 172N, Middletown, OH, March 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5595° N, 84.4206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5595&lon=-84.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733LK) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321003879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A LAMP POST ON A SERVICE ROAD. (-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE CONCLUSION OF A 14 CFR 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT IN NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIIED DOWN AN AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD WHERE THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A LIGHT POLE.

## 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 NYC97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA065), Mar 22, 1997: Cessna 172 (N733LK), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to taxi on a motor vehicle access road at night, and his inadequate visual look out which resulted in the collision with an aluminum lamp post. A factor in this accident…

## Other reports on N733LK (1)

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

- [Accident 19980801019219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801019219A), Aug 1, 1998: Cessna 172N (N733LK), Lebanon, OH, Substantial damage. Acft was practicing takeoff and landings, but the flaps were stuck between 10-20 degress on takeoff, acft did not get enough speed, and struck the roof of a…

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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