# Accident 19891203049002A: Namer F51D, Van Nuys, CA, December 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1900° N, 118.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1900&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5415V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 450 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203049002A

## Narrative

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

CLEARED BY ERROR TO CROSS RUNWAY AND RAN INTO TAIL OF N5364K HOLDING ON TAXIWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5364K, Cessna 172P: [Accident 19891203049001A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203049001A)

## 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 LAX90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA045), Dec 4, 1989: North American P-51D (N5415V), Van Nuys, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: THE P-51 PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE STANDING C-172.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.