Cessna 172 and Cessna 172 accident near Brooksville, Florida, June 23, 2026
On June 23, 2026 at about 12:57 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Cessna 172 (N413AA) and Cessna 172 (N9417Z), were involved in the same accident near Brooksville, Florida (Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl airport). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot’s failure to ensure clearance while taxiing, which resulted in contact with another airplane that was performing an engine run-up.
The student pilot’s failure to ensure clearance while taxiing, which resulted in contact with another airplane that was performing an engine run-up.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 23, 2026 · about 12:57 pm local time
- Place
- Brooksville, Florida · Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Cessna 172 S, built 2000 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N413AA · registry record · serial 172S8413
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Cessna 172 R, built 1997 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N9417Z · registry record · serial 17280265
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the Cessna 172 final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot was taxiing airplane for departure and stated that he misjudged his airplane’s wingspan while attempting to pass another airplane that was performing a run-up. The right wing of the taxiing airplane struck the trailing edge and left wing of the stationary airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the left aileron of the stationary airplane. The pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with either airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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The NTSB's narrative for the Cessna 172 final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot was taxiing airplane for departure and stated that he misjudged his airplane’s wingspan while attempting to pass another airplane that was performing a run-up. The right wing of the taxiing airplane struck the trailing edge and left wing of the stationary airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the left aileron of the stationary airplane. The pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with either airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The NTSB's narratives can run to many pages; this is the opening. Read the full report at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N413AA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA26LA248.