- Date
- December 21, 1987, 11:06 local (19:06 UTC)
- Place
- Burbank, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19871221070901A19871221070902A
- Case key
- 25923
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While holding short of the active rwy, the number one acft,N4309Y, was having radio problems. The tower began to clear other acft for takeoff. Two acft were able to get around the number one acft and takeoff. The third acft cleared to taxi into position did not see the number one acft nor did he realize an acft was holding in front of him, collided into the right side of the number one acft.
While holding short of the active rwy, the number one acft was having radio problems. The controller began to clear other acft for takeoff. Two acft were able to get around the number one acft and takeoff. The third acft, cleared to taxi into position, did not see the number one acft nor did he realize an acft was holding in front of him. The number three acft collided with the right side of the number one acft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4026A
- Reported as
- Cessna 195A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7830
- Airframe hours
- 3,670
- Engine
- Jacobs R755A2, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Armand A. Pasquali
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 20, 1987 · 33 hours before
- Destination
- CMA · Camarillo, CA
- Airport
- BUR · Burbank, runway 7, 6,074 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
- Registration
- N4309Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8316087
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- California Aviation
- Registered owner
- Winston Miver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- SMO · Santa Monica, CA
- Airport
- BUR · Burbank, runway 7, 6,074 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4026A
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,947 total · 38 in this make and model · 1,796 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4309Y
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 98 total · 41 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BUR
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4026A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.