# Accident 19870222079721A: Boeing PT13D, Vacaville, CA, February 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1987, 13:15 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4103° N, 122.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4103&lon=-122.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620BD-2008-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-13D (registry code 1380122, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-13d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT13D
- Reported engine: LYC R680
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,384 total, 420 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222079721A

## Narrative

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

STARTED TAKEOFF RUN WITHOUT CHECKING RUNWAY. STRUCK CESSNA 8070E FROM THE REAR THAT HAD ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF RUN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8070E, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19870222079722A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222079722A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA122), Feb 22, 1987: Boeing PT-13D (N620BD), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N620BD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830907049659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907049659A), Sep 7, 1983: Boeing PT13D (N620BD), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Left tire blew out on landing. Pilot lost control. Tailwheel aircraft ground looped damaging the left wing.

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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