# Accident 20080517839801A: Cessna P206A, Hollister, CA, May 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4638F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4638F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206A (registry code 2073308, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 225 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517839801A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 17, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 PST AT HOLLISTER AIRPORT (KCVH), HOLLISTER, CA A TRAVELAIR (NC3945) CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A CESSNA 206, (N4638F) WHILE TAXING.  THE TRAVELAIR STRUCK THE CESSNA'S PROPELLER WITH IT'S RIGHT WING DURING AN "S" TURN.  THE TRAVELAIR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CESSNA RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX08LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA146), May 17, 2008: Cessna P206A (N4638F), Hollister, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain physical clearance from the other airplane while taxiing.

## Other reports on N4638F (1)

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

- [Incident 19891008060689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891008060689I), Oct 8, 1989: Cessna P206A (N4638F), Tres Pinos, CA, 1 fatal. Main chute malfunctioned and reserve chute became entangled in the main chute lines. Chutes were not able to open.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.