# Accident 19990911043029A: Cessna 172N, San Jose, CA, September 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1999, 18:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3006° N, 120.1006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3006&lon=-120.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N534CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N534CA-2010-03-26) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911043029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES WHILE TAXING INTO THE SETTING SUN HE DID NOT OBSERVE A POLE MARKING A FUEL STORAGE AREA AND STRUCK THIS POLE WITH THE L/H WING OF THE A/C. POLE IS 45 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF TAXI WAY LINE.

## 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 LAX99LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA306), Sep 12, 1999: Cessna 172N (N534CA), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during taxi. Sun glare was a factor in the accident.

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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