# Accident 19910526063222A: Smith STP 1, Quinton, VA, May 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Quinton, VA
- Airport: New Kent County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5308° N, 77.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5308&lon=-77.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith STP 1 (registry code 056011E, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-stp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526063222A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N38272 THAT WAS ALSO TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N38272, Piper J3C65: [Accident 19910526063221A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526063221A)

## 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 BFO91LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA051), May 26, 1991: Smith, Ted Aerostar STP1 (N949Z), Quinton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM A MOVING AIRCRAFT.

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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