Event LAX90LA100

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

Registry · N222ES

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8

Year of manufacture

2003

Engine

LYCOMING O-360-A1F6D (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20111031

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1E8E4

Registrant of record

THAKKAR RAVI R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N222ES Piper PA-34-200 None

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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