# Accident 19901012048552A: Cessna 152, Watsonville, CA, October 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9490° N, 121.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9490&lon=-121.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24815, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24815-2012-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,515 total, 725 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012048552A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF WING TIP WAS STRUCK BY N65544 THAT BEGAN TO TAXI FROM HOLDING AREA. WAS TOO CLOSE TO PROP

## Other aircraft in the event

- N65544, Boeing B75N1: [Accident 19901012048551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012048551A)

## 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 LAX91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA024), Oct 12, 1990: Cessna 152 (N24815), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEE AND AVOID THE OTHER.

## Other reports on N24815 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950326009489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326009489I), Mar 26, 1995: Cessna 152 (N24815), San Carlos, CA. Narrative: on March 26, 1995, Mr. Brock a. woodward, a private pilot operator of a Cessna, model 152, N24815 stated that at 16:18 PST, three miles south of…

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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