- Date
- January 19, 1972
- Place
- Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N78776Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0312 72/1/19 GREENSBORO,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 150 TIME - 1425 N78776 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEMSON,SC GREENSBORO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- L WNG TIP HIT REFUELING TRUCK ON RAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78776
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greensboro Mun
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