Accident de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth N838KC, Thursday 5 November 1998

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Date:	Thursday 5 November 1998
Time:	13:15 LT
Type:	de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N838KC
MSN:	15282303
Total airframe hrs:	8979 hours
Engine model:	De Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Petaluma, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(O69)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:

Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot in the Tiger Moth to see and avoid traffic. A contributing factor was the delayed reaction of the student pilot in the Cessna to initiate a turnoff of the taxiway once it became apparent that the other airplane did not see him.

Accident investigation: