Cessna 172RG N9318B

Summary

On 30 June 2016 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N9318B was involved in an accident near Stamford, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 June 2016 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Arledge Field (F56)

Coordinates

32.9106, -99.7342

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N9318B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Terrell → Terrell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA365

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a hangar during taxi for departure.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was taxiing the airplane parallel to the airport hangars. He reported that he planned to taxi to the run-up area for a planned departure, but the airplane's left wing struck the hangar door casing and spun the nose of the airplane counterclockwise into the hangar door. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and spar carry through. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.