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Cessna 172M N1126U

10 June 2005 · Carlsbad, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 June 2005 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1126U was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Carlsbad, California, United States
Nearest airport
Mc Clellan-Palomar (CRQ)
Coordinates
33.1283, -117.2803
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N1126U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Carlsbad → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX05LA199

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain separation while taxiing, which resulted in a collision with another airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While taxiing from the run up area to the runway, the airplane's right wing tip hit the tail section of another Cessna 172 that was holding in the run-up area awaiting a takeoff clearance. After being cleared for takeoff, the pilot had to taxi between a jet, also holding short of the runway, and the other Cessna 172.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 172M N1126U - Minor
Cessna 172S N587SP Pinnacle Aviation Academy Inc Substantial

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