# NTSB LAX81FVG67: Cessna 182Q, N96837, Placerville, CA, September 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1981
- Place: Placerville, CA · PLACERVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.7311° N, 120.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placerville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7311&lon=-120.7977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG67

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 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
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 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 1

- Registration: N96837 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Placerville

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N98437](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98437), registered now, S/N 421C0040, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Placerville

## 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 19810927065992A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927065992A), Sep 27, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with N98437 during taxi for takeoff. Pilot of 182 was taxing fast. Struck wing of N98437.
- [Accident 19810927065271A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927065271A), Sep 27, 1981: Cessna 421, Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with N96837 while taxiing in from landing. Other aircraft failed to yield right of way.

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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