# Accident 20060211003489A: Cessna 172N, Sacramento, CA, February 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2006
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5167° N, 121.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5167&lon=-121.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739GY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739GY) (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: 166 total, 56 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211003489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE RUNUP AREA PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA108), Feb 11, 2006: Cessna 172N (N739GY), Sacramento, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the other airplane to maintain an adequate clearance from obstacles while taxiing.

## Other reports on N739GY (1)

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

- [Incident 19850207005399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850207005399I), Feb 7, 1985: Cessna 172N (N739GY), Oxford, MS, Minor damage. Struck snow berm off side of runway while landing with slight crosswind.

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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