NTSB LAX91LA014 — 1990-10-19 · S. LAKE TAHOE, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N6203R

Make / Model: CESSNA 150E
Year of manufacture: 1965 · 25 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19650611
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8190E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6203R Cessna 150E None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WAS AVAILABLE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAXI PASS A PARKED VEHICLE.

Factual narrative

AFTER RECEIVING HIS TAXI CLEARANCE THE PILOT BEGAN TAXIING TOWARD THE RUNWAY. A FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY, TO THE PILOT'S LEFT, AND WAS FUELING AN AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT TAXIED AS FAR TO THE RIGHT AS HE COULD AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE FUEL TRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF THE FUEL TRUCK AND THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER DAMAGED THE TRUCK'S RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX91LA014.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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