# Incident 20260324002642I: Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF, Galveston, TX, March 24, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2026, 10:40 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes International At Galveston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2659° N, 94.8568° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2659&lon=-94.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43000, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,340 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260324002642I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40AM, THE PILOT AND LONE OCCUPANT OF THE #1 AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A SHORT FLIGHT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 18, AND EXITED AT TAXIWAY DELTA.  THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO THEIR HANGAR.  WHILE TAXIING ACROSS THE RAMP AREA THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.  THE #2 AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS STRUCK WAS A DIAMOND DA-40 POSITIONED FACING WEST IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA PERFORMING A GROUND RUN BEFORE FLIGHT, OCCUPIED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT. THE #2 AIRCRAFT WAS STATIC WHEN THE #1 AIRCRAFT HEADING SOUTH STRUCK THE RIGHT WING CAUSING BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SWING TOGETHER NOSE TO NOSE.  THE PILOT OF THE #1 AIRCRAFT REPORTED PERFORMING "S TURNS" DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY BY DESIGN OF THE #1 AIRCRAFT.  DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT #1 CONSISTED OF ITS PROP STRIKING THE #2 AIRCRAFT, DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT BOTTOM WING, A BROKEN RIGHT FLIGHT WIRE STABILIZER, RIGHT OUTBOARD FORWARD WING STRUT, RIGHT LOWER WING LEADING EDGE IN STRUT AREA, LOWER ENGINE COWLING SHEETMETAL, LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT AERODYNAMIC FAIRING, AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.  DAMAGE TO #2 AIRCRAFT WAS CONCENTRATED AT THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. OCCUPANTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE UNINJURED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N351L, Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG: [Accident 20260324002652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260324002652A)

## 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 CEN26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA145), Mar 24, 2026: Classic Waco YMF (N43000), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The biplane pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing, which included the failure to perform S-turns to compensate for limited forward visibility.

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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