# Accident 20110619011689A: Cessna 172M, North Adams, MA, June 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: North Adams, MA
- Airport: Harriman-And-West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6911° N, 73.1686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6911&lon=-73.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12477, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12477) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 201 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110619011689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES HE WAS CONFUSED WERE TO PARK AIRCRAFT, AND WHILE TURNING AIRCRAFT INTO A PARKING SPOT, STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WITH RIGHT WING.

## 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 ERA11CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA371), Jun 19, 2011: Cessna 172M (N12477), North Adams, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a light pole while taxiing.

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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