# Accident 19900708024879A: Piper PA31350, Washington, PA, July 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1990, 19:35 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1691° N, 80.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1691&lon=-80.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35551-2012-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900708024879A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK AN AIRSHOW POP STAND WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF

## 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 NYC90LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA154), Jul 8, 1990: Piper PA-31-350 (N35551), Washington, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBJECTS WHILE TAXIING, AND HIS VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS INADEQUATE.

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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