# Accident 19880501014592A: Cessna 150J, Winchester, VA, May 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1710° N, 78.1694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1710&lon=-78.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905PS-2010-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501014592A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE STOPPED BY A TAXIING T6 4996H. FLY IN AT W16 T6 PILOT GIVEN WRONG GROUND SIGNAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4996H, Namer T6G: [Accident 19880501014591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501014591A)

## 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 BFO88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA044), May 1, 1988: Cessna 150J (N905PS), Winchester, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N905PS (1)

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

- [Incident 19910123003389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910123003389I), Jan 23, 1991: Cessna 150J (N905PS), Mount Union, PA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control and made a hard landing.

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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