# Accident 20090815857221A: Beech J35, Spartanburg, SC, August 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9094° N, 81.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9094&lon=-81.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4398D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4398D-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09TA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09TA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090815857221A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RUNNING AIRCRAFT ENGINE IN RAMP AREA AFTER COMPLETION OF ENGINE OIL CHANGE. PILOT HAD INTENTIONS OF FLYING AIRCRAFT IN LOCAL FLIGHT AREA. WHILE STOPPED ON RAMP AREA , A CESSNA 180 AIRCRAFT, N1044Y OPERATED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION WAS TAXING AFTER LANDING AND RAN INTO THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS.

## 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 ERA09TA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09TA466), Aug 15, 2009: Beech J35 (N4398D), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Cessna pilot's inadequate visual lookout.

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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