What happened
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(.19)On January 29, 1999, at 1601 hours pacific standard time, a coelho RV4, N770RF, collided with a Cessna 150L, N6979G, while taxiing for takeoff at the Madera, California, airport. The Cessna 150L was stationary in the run-up area conducting a pretakeoff engine and systems check. The Cessna 150L was owned and operated by Madera county aircrafters and rented by the pilot for a local area personal flight. The coelho RV4 was owned and operated by rocket factory, inc., and was also departing for a local area personal flight. The Cessna 150L was destroyed and the coelho RV4 sustained minor porpeller damage. Neither of the pilot, the sole occupants of their respective aircraft, were injured. Both aircraft were originating at the time of the on-ground collision. According to a statement from the pilot of the Cessna 150L she was stopped in the run-up area conducting a pretakeoff engine run-up. The coelho RV4, conventional landing gear-equipped airplane, taxied into the tail of the Cessna 150L and the propeller damaged the entire Cessna's empennage. (.4)a coelho RV4, N770RF, collided with a Cessna 150L, N6979G, while taxiing for takeoff. The Cessna 150L was stopped on the parallel taxiway waiting for departure behind two other airplanes. The Cessna's pilot reported that the run-up area was congested and she did not believe there was enough room to safely pull into the area. While waiting on the taxiway, the propeller of a RV4 struck the tail section of her aircraft. The pilot of N770RF (a conventional gear airplane) stated that he was performing 's' turns on the parallel taxiway while taxiing out for departure and did not notice the Cessna stopped on the taxiway. (-23) the pilot of N6979G was in process of performing an engine runup on a taxiway prior to a planed cross country flight. The pilot of N770RF, after refueling his aircraft, was taxing for takeoff and proceeded to run into the empanage of N6979G. The damage to N6979G will require the aircraft to be rebuilt from the rear window aft. There was only propeller damage to the RV4, N770RF. The NTSB has assigned a separate accident number to N770RF. The pilot of N6979G bears no blame for this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON JANUARY 29, 1999, AT 1601 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A COELHO RV4, N770RF, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 150L, N6979G, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT THE MADERA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE CESSNA 150L WAS STATIONARY IN THE RUN-UP AREA CONDUCTING A PRETAKEOFF ENGINE AND SYSTEMS CHECK. THE CESSNA 150L WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MADERA COUNTY AIRCRAFTERS AND RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE COELHO RV4 WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROCKET FACTORY, INC., AND WAS ALSO DEPARTING FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CESSNA 150L WAS DESTROYED AND THE COELHO RV4 SUSTAINED MINOR PORPELLER DAMAGE. NEITHER OF THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AIRCRAFT, WERE INJURED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ON-GROUND COLLISION. ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 150L SHE WAS STOPPED IN THE RUN-UP AREA CONDUCTING A PRETAKEOFF ENGINE RUN-UP. THE COELHO RV4, CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, TAXIED INTO THE TAIL OF THE CESSNA 150L AND THE PROPELLER DAMAGED THE ENTIRE CESSNA'S EMPENNAGE. (.4)A COELHO RV4, N770RF, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 150L, N6979G, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. THE CESSNA 150L WAS STOPPED ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WAITING FOR DEPARTURE BEHIND TWO OTHER AIRPLANES. THE CESSNA'S PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RUN-UP AREA WAS CONGESTED AND SHE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM TO SAFELY PULL INTO THE AREA. WHILE WAITING ON THE TAXIWAY, THE PROPELLER OF A RV4 STRUCK THE TAIL SECTION OF HER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF N770RF (A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE) STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING 'S' TURNS ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE AND DID NOT NOTICE THE CESSNA STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY. (-23) THE PILOT OF N6979G WAS IN PROCESS OF PERFORMING AN ENGINE RUNUP ON A TAXIWAY PRIOR TO A PLANED CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT OF N770RF, AFTER REFUELING HIS AIRCRAFT, WAS TAXING FOR TAKEOFF AND PROCEEDED TO RUN INTO THE EMPANAGE OF N6979G. THE DAMAGE TO N6979G WILL REQUIRE THE AIRCRAFT TO BE REBUILT FROM THE REAR WINDOW AFT. THERE WAS ONLY PROPELLER DAMAGE TO THE RV4, N770RF. THE NTSB HAS ASSIGNED A SEPARATE ACCIDENT NUMBER TO N770RF. THE PILOT OF N6979G BEARS NO BLAME FOR THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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