# Accident 19970318046489A: Stnson L5, Lancaster, TX, March 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6201° N, 96.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6201&lon=-96.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57789, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57789) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970318046489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING NORTH ON TAXIWAY. RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH SECOND AIRCRAFT RV 6 (STANDING ON EAST SIDE, ENGINE RUNNING) PROPELLER, SEVERING ONE THIRD OF RIGHT WING.

## 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 FTW97LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA148), Mar 18, 1997: Stinson L5 (N57789), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot of the Stinson L5, N57789, to see and avoid the RV-6, N139TX.

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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