MIA73FKG05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172A · Rome, GA · July 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1972
Place
Rome, GA · ROME, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7782TCessna 172A
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167215

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3031   72/7/9    ROME,GA             CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 633
        TIME - 1645                    N7782T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD B.RUSSELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROME,GA                     LOCAL
        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- HIT CONST EQPMT LOCATED ON USABLE AREA OF ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7782T
Reported as
Cessna 172A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Richard B.Russell

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.