Accident: Cessna 172S
Feb 3, 2016 · San Diego, CA
NTSB numberWPR16LA063Event id20160204X80119
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 4
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain awareness while parked on the ramp with the engine operating, which resulted in impact with another parked airplane. The failure of the flight instructor of the other airplane to maintain awareness while parked on the ramp with the engine operating, which resulted in impact with the parked airplane.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N499DR
- Year built
- 2002
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Standing-engine(s) operating Ground collision
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N1955L
- Year built
- 1999
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Standing-engine(s) not oper Ground collision
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Gillespie Field (SEE)0 nm (1 km) north
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF)9 nm (16 km) west
- Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX)9 nm (17 km) west
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