# NTSB LAX81DVD29: Cessna 172M, N61773, Lodi, CA, March 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1981
- Place: Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1380   81/3/1    LODI,CA             CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 170
        TIME - 1530                    N61773              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGDON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PALO ALTO,CA                RETURN                       LODI,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- R WING TIP STRUCK GRAIN TRAILER WHILE PLT WAS AVOIDING WTR FILLED POT HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61773](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61773-2026-03-07), registration cancelled 2026-03-07, S/N 17264790 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Kingdon Airpark

## 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 19810301033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301033909A), Mar 1, 1981: Cessna 172M, Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Wing struck vehicle on edge of taxiway while trying to avoid water-filled pot-holes, during taxi for takeoff.

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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