# Accident 19900701025859A: Piper PA28236, South Lake Taho, CA, July 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1990, 06:30 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial 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: N8442A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8442A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540A4D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,574 total, 10 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701025859A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED ACROSS RESTRICTED AREA INTO AIRLINE RAMP AND WING STRUCK A FUEL FARM FENCE.

## 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 LAX90LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA255), Jul 1, 1990: Piper PA28-236 (N8442A), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND AN OBSTRUCTION ALONG HIS GROUND TAXI ROUTE. OBSTRUCTIONS ALONG THE ROUTE AND A FENCE CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE RAMP ARE FACTORS IN THE…

## Other reports on N8442A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020519010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020519010819A), May 19, 2002: Piper PA28236 (N8442A), Angola, IN, No damage. (-23) Pilot declared emergency at 8000 ft. MSL 46 miles se of kalamazoo, Michigan. When engine started to run rough, kalamazoo ATC radar vectured a/c towards…

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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