# Accident 19871221082932A: Beech E18S, Los Angeles, CA, December 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UNIA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911E-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221082932A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED TO HOLD SHORT OF TAXIWAY, COLLIDED WITH NR75397 THAT WAS HOLDING ON THE TAXIWAY. BLAMED VISION OBSTRUCTED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N75397, Piper PA32R300: [Accident 19871221082931A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221082931A)

## 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 LAX88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA074), Dec 22, 1987: Beech E18S (N911E), Los Angeles, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N911E (7)

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

- [Incident 20170615016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170615016519I), Jun 15, 2017: Beech E18S (N911E), Lake Worth, FL, Minor damage. Part 91 operator, 1954 Beech, model E18S, registration number N911E landed at Palm Beach County Park Airport (lna) and landing gear collapsed once the aircraft…
- [Incident 20040114002769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040114002769I), Jan 14, 2004: Beech E18S (N911E), Freeport, Bahamas, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/14/04 about 1500 local, BE-18, N911E, piloted by robert eugene clutter, ATP cert. No 1552653. Pilot stated that he lost control over the aircraft…
- [Incident 20000225004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000225004309I), Feb 25, 2000: Beech E18S (N911E), Ft Lauderdale, FL. (-5) While taxing to hold short of runway 09L at Hollywood-fort Lauderdale international airport (fll), the pilot detected a sudden drop in pressure on the…
- [Incident 19871005072369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871005072369I), Oct 5, 1987: Beech E18S (N911E), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft experienced complete electrical failure. Gear extended manually and collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19790526027949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526027949I), May 26, 1979: Beech 18* (N911E), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Tire blew on landing, aircraft struck runway light.
- [Accident 19760624017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624017499A), Jun 24, 1976: Beech E18S (N911E), Simsbury, CT, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19751224041949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751224041949A), Dec 24, 1975: Beech E18S (N911E), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Plt un maintain dir ctl elected to go-around.

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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