# NTSB FTW75FPA15: Cessna 172L, N8180M, Greenville, TX, November 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1974
- Place: Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4064  74/11/26   GREENVILLE,TEX      CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 415
        TIME - 1105                    N8180M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAJORS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,TEX              MARSHALL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT R WG HIT TEMP MAINT LT STAND ON TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8180M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8180M), registered now, S/N 17260570 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Majors

## 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 19741126041609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741126041609A), Nov 26, 1974: Cessna 172L, Greenville, TX, Substantial damage. Acft r wg hit temp maint lt stand on taxiway.

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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