NTSB LAX01LA074 — 2001-01-15 · Concord, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N63BD

Make / Model: CESSNA TR182
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 22 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790424
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A83B80

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N63BD Cessna TR182 None

Probable cause & findings

The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from buildings during taxi.

Factual narrative

On January 15, 2001, at 1730 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna TR182, N63BD, was substantially damaged when the left wing struck a hangar while taxiing to parking after landing at Buchanan Field, Concord, California. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local area personal flight. The flight was operated by the owner under 14 CFR Part 91, and departed from Concord at 1630. In his report to the Safety Board, the pilot reported making a wide turn onto the taxiway and said he then did not correct quickly enough to avoid striking the hangar. The pilot reported that, upon exiting the runway, he made too wide a turn onto the taxiway and then did not correct quickly enough to avoid striking a hangar with the left wingtip. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2001_LAX01LA074.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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