# Accident 19870420050432A: Cessna P210N, Tucson, AZ, April 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1987, 10:07 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1506° N, 110.9299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1506&lon=-110.9299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6509P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6509P-2014-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,521 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420050432A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LEAVING RAMP COLLIDED WITH N3082U THAT WAS TAXIING TO RAMP. 172 TAXI TOO FAST. TOWER FAILED TO ADVISE TRAFFIC

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3028U, Cessna 172E: [Accident 19870420050431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420050431A)

## 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 LAX87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA185), Apr 20, 1987: Cessna P210N II (N6509P), Tucson, AZ, minor damage

## Other reports on N6509P (1)

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

- [Incident 19850109017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850109017219I), Jan 9, 1985: Cessna P210N (N6509P), Rock Springs, WY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during takeoff roll. Cause undetermined.

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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