# Accident 19970724023612A: Cessna 172N, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N733HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733HC) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 48 in this make and model, 51 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/19970724023612A

## Narrative

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

HIT EMPENAGE OF PLANE AS HE TAXIED BEHIND SAME. (-23) STUDENT PILOT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND HIT EMPENAGE OF A CE-152 AS HE TAXIED BEHIND IT. THE CE-172 THEN SWUNG TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE CE-152.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N94912, Cessna 152: [Accident 19970724023611A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724023611A)

## 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 172N (N733HC), Fort Worth, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot in the Cessna 172 to maintain clearance from the Cessna 152 aircraft.

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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