# Accident 19910430013852A: Socata TB9, Vero Beach, FL, April 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1991, 13:50 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7204° N, 80.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7204&lon=-80.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2816D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816D-2024-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TAMPICO TB 9C (registry code 8680693, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tampico-tb-9c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB9
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,634 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910430013852A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING NR1 WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY HOLDING NR2,N150ER. PILOT ALLOWED BRAKE RELEASE WHILE LOOKING AT MAP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N150ER, Piper PA28161: [Accident 19910430013851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910430013851A)

## 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 MIA91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA131), Apr 30, 1991: Socata Tampico TB-9C (N2816D), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PA-28 PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER BRAKE PRESSURE, WHILE DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION TO HIS NOTEPAD.

## Other reports on N2816D (1)

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

- [Incident 19941103044469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941103044469I), Nov 3, 1994: Socata TB9 (N2816D), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Lost lateral control landing. Failed recover. Scraped a wing on runway.

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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