# NTSB NYC72DKM19: Cessna 172, N78776, Greensboro, NC, January 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1972
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DKM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78776-2001-07-02), registration cancelled 2001-07-02, S/N 17257755 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greensboro Mun

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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