# NTSB MIA84LA135: Cessna 172P, N92ER, Deland, FL, April 13, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 13, 1984, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Deland, FL
- Coordinates: 29.050224, -81.310195 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0502&lon=-81.3102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31118/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA135

## 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 - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot of other aircraft (cause)

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

AS A STUDENT PLT IN A CESSNA 172P, N92ER, WAS TAXIING TO TAKEOFF ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLT, ANOTHER STUDENT IN A CESSNA 172P, N78ER, WAS TAXIING FROM LANDING. WHILE PASSING, IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ON A TAXIWAY, THE WING TIPS OF THE ACFT COLLIDED & BOTH ACFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N92ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275045
- Airframe hours: 655
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Unv.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 22, 1984, 76 hours before
- Airport: DED, Deland Municipal

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N78ER](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78ER), registered now, S/N 17276003, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17276045
- Airframe hours: 655
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Unv.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 22, 1984, 76 hours before
- Airport: DED, Deland Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N92ER; age 22; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- Pilot, aircraft N78ER; age 19; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAB, 15 nm away

## 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 19840413040982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840413040982A), Apr 13, 1984: Cessna 172P, Deland, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided during taxi out for takeoff. Other aircraft N78ER.
- [Accident 19840413040981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840413040981A), Apr 13, 1984: Cessna 172P, Deland, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided during taxi in from landing. Other aircraft N92ER.

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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