# NTSB CHI80FEC56|CHI79FEC56: Cessna 182, N1930X, Pontiac, MI, September 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1979
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEC56|CHI79FEC56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC56%7CCHI79FEC56

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3323  79/9/15    PONTIAC,MI          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 122
        TIME - 1055                    N9843T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  BOSWORTH,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LEFT WING TIP STRUCK TAIL OF OTHER ACFT,VEERED LEFT,PROP HIT WING.BOTH ACFT SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3323  79/9/15    PONTIAC,MI          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 634
        TIME - 1055                    N1930X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STRUCK BY OTHER ACFT WHILE WAITING FOR TKOF CLNC.BOTH ACFT SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1930X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1930X), registered now, S/N 18256030, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9843T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9843T), registered now, S/N 47643, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19790915024892A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915024892A), Sep 15, 1979: Cessna 182, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot was waiting for takeoff and was struck by another aircraft. Tower cleared aircraft out of sequence.(N9843T)
- [Accident 19790915024891A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915024891A), Sep 15, 1979: Cessna 172, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Struck another aircraft while attempting to taxi around it. Tower cleared aircraft out of sequence.(N1930X)

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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