# Accident 19900103001451A: Mooney M22, Apple Valley, CA, January 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5697° N, 117.1493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5697&lon=-117.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7716M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7716M-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M22 (registry code 5870402, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M22
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 480 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103001451A

## Narrative

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

TURNED RIGHT AFTER LANDING THEN RIGHT ON TAXIWAY,LEFT WING WENT THROUGH ARC OF IDLING PROP N12963 WAITING TAKEOFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N12963, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19900103001452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103001452A)

## 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 LAX90LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA063), Jan 3, 1990: Mooney Mark 22 (N7716M), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE MOONEY TO STOP HIS AIRCRAFT IN A TIMELY MANNER TO AVOID A COLLISION.

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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