# NTSB ATL83LA026: Cessna 172N, N2896E, Loris, SC, November 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 7, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Loris, SC
- Coordinates: 34.050788, -78.890785 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0508&lon=-78.8908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71482/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA026

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE TAXIING FROM RAMP LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A VAN PARKED IN THE TIE-DOWN AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2896E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2896E), registered now, S/N 17271365, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17265695
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: N. American Institute Of Aviat
- Registered owner: N. American Institute Of Aviat
- Departed: 5JN, LORIS, SC
- Destination: 5JN, LORIS, SC
- Airport: 5JN, Twin Cities Airport, runway 8, 3,000 × 0 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 183 total, 60 in this make and model, 145 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821107057629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107057629A), Nov 7, 1982: Cessna 172N, Loris, SC, Substantial damage. During taxi for takeoff pilot taxiied into parked vehicle in tie down area.

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.

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