# Incident 19800703059252I: Beech C23, Van Nuys, CA, July 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67038 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059252I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLANE HOLDING ON TAXIWAY FOR IFR CLEARANCE STRUCY BY TAXIING AIRCRAFT,N477SM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N477SM, Beech 35BEECH: [Incident 19800703059251I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059251I)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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