# Incident 19870925068019I: Dhav DH87B, Hawthorne, CA, September 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland HORNET MOTH DH 87B (registry code 2801013, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-hornet-moth-dh-87b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH87B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925068019I

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT HIT N4134W WHILE TAXIING. WIND REPORTEDLY SPUN N74EC AROUND. PROPELLER ON THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED

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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