# Accident 19970724023611A: Cessna 152, Fort Worth, TX, July 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1997, 10:45 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5003° N, 97.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5003&lon=-97.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94912, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94912-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724023611A

## Narrative

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

HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF RUDDER WAS STRUCK BY WING TIP OF ANOTHER TAXING AIRCRAFT N733HC. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS SECOND IN LINE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 16L AT FTW. RUDDER WAS STRUCK BY LEFT WING TIP OF AIRCRAFT TAXIING BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT SWUNG LEFT AND THE PROP DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N733HC, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19970724023612A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724023612A)

## 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 FTW97LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA281), Jul 24, 1997: Cessna 152 (N94912), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot in the Cessna 172 to maintain clearance from the Cessna 152 aircraft.

## Other reports on N94912 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000328007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328007939A), Mar 28, 2000: Cessna 152 (N94912), Decatur, TX, No damage. (-23) On 3/28/00 at 1117, a Cessna 152, 94912, owned by delta qualiflight crashed in a field while practicing emergency landings. VFR flight conditions…

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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