- Date
- July 10, 1988, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- St. Charles, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19880710026242A19880710026241A
- Case key
- 34598
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Analysis
The plt said he was taxiing out for departure, when he collided with another aircraft that was taxiing in from a local flight. He said he was intending to make an intersection takeoff and failed to see the incoming aircraft in time to avoid a collision.
The plt said, while taxiing in from a personal flt, he collided with another aircraft that was taxiing out for departure. The plt said when it became apparent that the converging aircraft did not see him, he tried to turn off the taxiway, but was unable to avoid a collision.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N82994
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC 1646
- Airframe hours
- 10,711
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Beatty, William A.
- Registered owner
- Beatty William A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 20, 1988 · 95 hours before
- Airport
- 3S7 · Smart Field, runway 36, 3,900 × 75 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
- N2582B
- Reported as
- Stinson L5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 120466
- Airframe hours
- 2,440
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435-C, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bond, James F.
- Registered owner
- Bond, James F
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1988 · 9 hours before
- Airport
- 3S7 · Smart Field, runway 36, 3,900 × 75 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 N82994
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 709 total · 400 in this make and model · 656 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2582B
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,455 total · 46 in this make and model · 1,083 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.