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LAX90LA100

1990-02-20 · FRESNO, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FAT

N222ES has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8, built 2003), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAXI.

Factual narrative

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT TAXIED DOWN A SMALL INCLINE ON THE APRON AND DRAGGED THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT THEN TURNED THE AIRPLANE AROUND, PROCEEDED BACK UP THE INCLINE, STRIKING THE TAIL SECTION AGAIN. PILOT DID NOT SUBMIT AN ACCIDENT REPORT; WEIGHT & BALANCE DATA UNKNOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX90LA100.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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