# Accident 20070308004152A: Cessna 172K, San Antonio, TX, March 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Boerne Stage Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7297° N, 98.6953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7297&lon=-98.6953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79286, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070308004152A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 17 AT BOERNE STAGE AIRPORT, THE PILOT OF CESSNA 172, N79286, TOOK OFF AND STARTED HIS INITIAL CLIMB. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, N79286 WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER OF CESSNA 210, N766DP. THE PILOT OF N766DP HAD INITIATED A GO AROUND BEHIND THE CESSNA 172. CESSNA 172, N79286, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THE PILOT LANDED N79286 WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N766DP, Cessna T210R: [Accident 20070308004151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070308004151A)

## 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 DFW07LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA082), Mar 8, 2007: Cessna 172K (N79286), Boerne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's failure to maintain proper spacing during approach to landing and subsequent go-around, which resulted in a midair collision.

## Other reports on N79286 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110401007539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110401007539A), Apr 1, 2011: Cessna 172K (N79286), Boerne, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot departed Boerne stage airport enroute to San Geronimo Airport. Pilot entered the pattern for runway 17. After traveling 500 feet down the runway…

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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