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LAX90LA147

1990-04-17 · GOODYEAR, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GYR

Current FAA registration · N6508V

Make / Model
BEECH F33A
Year of manufacture
1982 · 8 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19820614
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8903E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIVES AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING DID NOT POSE A HAZARD.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THROUGH A NARROW AREA BETWEEN SHADE PORT POLES AND A STORAGE BUILDING. THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK A BARREL AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE PILOT HAD BEEN BRIEFED ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE STORAGE BUILDING PRIOR TO TAXIING. THE BUILDING WAS PLACED NEXT TO THE TAXIWAY SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BY A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX90LA147.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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