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| Date: | Thursday 23 December 1999 |
| Time: | 13:14 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43793 |
| MSN: | 28R-7737135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3050 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Ana-Orange County Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana-Orange County Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Pitts S-2B biplane, N87WA, collided with a Piper PA-28R-201, N43793, while taxiing for takeoff from a tee hangar area at the Santa Ana, California, airport. The Piper PA-28R-201 was holding short of a taxiway at the hold line when the collision occurred. The Pitts S-2B, operated by the pilot, sustained minor damage. The Piper, owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. Neither private pilot in the Pitts S-2B nor the airline transport pilot in the Piper PA-28R was injured.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate obstruction clearance while taxiing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA060
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 2019 | N43793 | 0 | Spokane-Felts Field, WA (SFF/KSFF) | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 5 February 2021 | N43793 | Krauss Solutions LLC | 0 | St. John, Whitman County, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2024 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 06-Mar-2024 18:01 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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