# Accident 19900923041632A: Dhavxx DH82AWILLIAM, Warrenton, VA, September 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1990, 13:15 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5692° N, 77.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5692&lon=-77.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9279 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AWILLIAM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,714 total, 1,250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923041632A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING ON 15 COLLIDED WITH N57015 THAT WAS ON TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 33. HILL HID EACH OTHER. FLAGMAN MADE ERROR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N57015, Ryan ST3KR: [Accident 19900923041631A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923041631A)

## 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 BFO90LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA078), Sep 23, 1990: de Havilland DH-82A (N9279), Bealeton, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VIGILENT WATCH FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE UNEVEN TERRAIN ON THE AIRPORT RESTRICTED VISIBILITY AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.…

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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