# Accident 19890824031799A: Beech A36, Charleston, SC, August 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8602° N, 79.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8602&lon=-79.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4534S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4534S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890824031799A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. PARKED AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSER THAN NORMAL TO TAXIWAY.

## 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 ATL89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA201), Aug 24, 1989: Beech A-36 (N4534S), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N4534S (1)

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

- [Incident 20050729020769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050729020769I), Jul 29, 2005: Beech A36 (N4534S), Newton, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed bar harbor airport (bhb) with a final destination of north philadelphia airport (pne). During cruise the engine made a loud noise. The…

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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