# Accident 19890126001509A: Beech A36, Daytona Beach, FL, January 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1989, 20:40 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0802° N, 81.0466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0802&lon=-81.0466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2860W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2860W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890126001509A

## Narrative

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

ELDERLY MAN DROVE HIS CAR DOWN A TAXIWAY AT NIGHT AND STRUCK AN AIRCRAFT TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT STOPPED PRIOR.

## 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 MIA89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA073), Jan 27, 1989: Beech A36 (N2860W), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOBILE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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