# NTSB DEN79FQA32: Beech C23, N23986, Albuquerque, NM, June 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1979
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA32

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1468  79/6/18    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N5226E              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              PUEBLO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED RUDDER OF N23986.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1468  79/6/18    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N23986              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N23986](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23986), registered now, S/N M-1910, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5226E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5226E-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 17271781, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Intl

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790618015732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618015732A), Jun 18, 1979: Beech C23, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot's acft was hit from behind by other acft while holding on taxiway.
- [Accident 19790618015731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618015731A), Jun 18, 1979: Cessna 172, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied his aircraft into another when asked by tower personnel to move aircraft.

## Other investigations on N23986 (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 DEN78FQA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA48), Aug 9, 1978: Beech C23 (N23986), Grants, NM, substantial damage

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.

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