# Accident 20071226828789A: Cessna 172S, Fullerton, CA, December 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2007, 09:57 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8719° N, 117.9797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-117.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13974, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13974) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 102 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071226828789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY LANDING HELICOPTER TRAFFIC THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED INTO A PARKED TRAILER ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EVEN SEE THE TRAILER AND THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE SOUND OF IMPACT.

## 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 SEA08CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA052), Dec 26, 2007: Cessna 172S (N13974), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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