33.7670° N, 118.1892° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 16, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5178B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Wing tip hit N9117 wing tip while taxiing in opposite direction on same taxiway. Minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
WING TIP HIT N9117 WING TIP WHILE TAXIING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON SAME TAXIWAY. MINOR DAMAGE.