# Accident 19871221070902A: Piper PA28161, Burbank, CA, December 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1987, 11:06 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1702° N, 118.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1702&lon=-118.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4309Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309Y-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 41 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221070902A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING WITH RADIO PROBLEMS RIGHT WING WAS STRUCK BY N4026A, A 195 THAT WAS TRYING TO TAXI AROUND HIM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4026A, Cessna 195A: [Accident 19871221070901A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221070901A)

## 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 LAX88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA073), Dec 21, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N4309Y), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

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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