# NTSB NYC73FCJ12: Cessna 182P, N21067, Morrisville, NC, October 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1972
- Place: Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FCJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FCJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0007  72/10/14   MORRISVILLE,NC      CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 362
        TIME - 1930                    N21067              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISVILLE,NC              KITTY HAWK,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- HIT CESSNA N2444R,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21067](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21067-2025-05-21), registration cancelled 2025-05-21, S/N 18261393, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham

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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