# Incident 20260331003752I: Cessna 172N, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2026, 10:13 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734VX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734VX) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260331003752I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT #2 WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND TAXIED FORWARD FROM THE RUN-UP AREA FOR 28L. AS IT TAXIED, ITS RIGHT WINGTIP CLIPPED THE TRAILING EDGE OF #1 WING, SCRAPING UNDERNEATH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N797RJ, Cessna 172N: no report for this aircraft; [N797RJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797RJ) is registered now

## Other reports on N734VX (1)

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

- [Accident 19781113037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781113037929A), Nov 13, 1978: Cessna 172D (N734VX), Orcas Island, WA, Substantial damage

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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