34.1867° N, 118.4490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 3, 1980 · 16:50 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N477SM
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During taxi, struck another plane holding for IFR clearance. Other aircraft N67038.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAXI, STRUCK ANOTHER PLANE HOLDING FOR IFR CLEARANCE. OTHER AIRCRAFT N67038.