# Accident 19900515015722A: Piper PA28161, Daytona Beach, FL, May 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1990, 14:05 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1908° N, 81.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1908&lon=-81.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515015722A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY TAXIING N50072 WHILE HOLDING AND RUNNING UP ENGINE. PILOT OF 50072 BLAMED VISIBILITY FROM REAR SEAT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N50072, Boeing A75N1: [Accident 19900515015721A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515015721A)

## 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 MIA90LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA122), May 15, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N171ER), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING.

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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