# Accident 19890429010341A: Cessna 172E, Ramona, CA, April 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0694° N, 116.8294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0694&lon=-116.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31303 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,999 total, 40 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429010341A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY A TAXIING BIPLANE WHILE SITTING IN RUNUP AREA WITH ENGINE IDLING. BIPLANE IS BLIND FORWARD FOR TAXI.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6220L, Grtlks 2T1A2: [Accident 19890429010342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429010342A)

## 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 LAX89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA174), Apr 29, 1989: Cessna 172E (N31303), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND COLLIDED WITH THIS CESSNA THAT WAS PARKED IN THE RUNUP AREA.

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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