# Incident 19890910047889I: Piper PA24250, South Lake Taho, CA, September 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1989, 14:50 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5535P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5535P-2014-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910047889I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED INTO FUEL TRUCK. RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGED. PILOT FERRIED PLANE WITHOUT REPAIR OR FERRY PERMIT.

## Other reports on N5535P (1)

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

- [Incident 20130722013339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722013339I), Jul 22, 2013: Piper PA-24-250 (N5535P), Big Timber, MT, Minor damage. PIC failed to extend gear prior to touchdown.

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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