- Date
- September 16, 1979
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2234ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790916024089A
- Case key
- 133525
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2760 79/9/16 WICHITA,KS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 144 TIME - 0610 N2234E PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-CONTINENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- COLLIDED W PIPER PA-34,N4492B.ACFT MOVED DRG PRE-TAXI CHECKS AS PLT TURNED & LEANED OVER SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2234E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mid-Continent
N2234ERegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2016 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.