# Accident 20040425007329A: Cessna 172N, Lincoln, CA, April 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9153° N, 121.3522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9153&lon=-121.3522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734RE) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 55 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040425007329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING TO THE FUEL PUMP AT THE LINCOLN, CA AIRPORT, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE ADJACENT TO THE EDGE OF THE PARKING AREA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX04CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA196), Apr 25, 2004: Cessna 172N (N734RE), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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