- Date
- September 27, 1981
- Place
- Placerville, CA · PLACERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N96837Cessna 182QN98437Cessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810927065992A19810927065271A
- Case key
- 123855
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2421 81/9/27 PLACERVILLE,CA CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1346 N98437 PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG 32, 5280 TOTAL HOURS, 525 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA BARBARA,CA PLACERVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLT FOR USFS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2421 81/9/27 PLACERVILLE,CA CESSNA 182Q CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 876 TIME - 1346 N96837 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 388 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 7 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLACERVILLE,CA DAVIS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N96837
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Placerville
- Registration
- N98437
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Placerville
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810927065992ACessna 182Q · Placerville, CAAircraft collided with N98437 during taxi for takeoff. Pilot of 182 was taxing fast. Struck wing of N98437.Accident 19810927065271ACessna 421 · Placerville, CAAircraft collided with N96837 while taxiing in from landing. Other aircraft failed to yield right of way.