NTSB ERA24LA021 — 2023-10-21 · Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N7607T

Make / Model: CESSNA 172A
Year of manufacture: 1959 · 64 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19591230
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA44E7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7607T Cessna 172 None

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fuel truck while taxiing. Also contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the student pilot.

Factual narrative

The flight instructor and the student pilot were practicing crosswind takeoffs and landings. After completing two successful landings, the student pilot was taxiing back to the runway when the airplane drifted to the right and the right wing impacted a fuel truck parked next to the taxiway. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Instructor/check pilot
— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Ground vehicle-Awareness of condition
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Student/instructed pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_ERA24LA021.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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