NTSB LAX95LA228 — 1995-06-24 · PALM SPRINGS, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N6911P

Make / Model: PIPER PA-28-181
Year of manufacture: 1985 · 10 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19850424
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A930F6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6911P Piper PA-28-181 None

Probable cause & findings

the failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a fence post while taxiing.

Factual narrative

On June 24, 1995, at 1210 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N6911P, collided with a fence post with its left wing while taxiing at Bermuda Dunes Airport, Palm Springs, California. The airplane was substantially damaged. The certificated private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Burbank, California, at 1110 hours. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to the pilot's verbal statement, the left wing collided with the fence post 1 foot inboard of the wing tip while he was taxiing to a parking ramp following landing. The accident was discovered by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector on June 28, while the airplane was being repaired. WHILE TAXIING TO A PARKING RAMP FOLLOWING LANDING, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A FENCE POST, 1 FOOT INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1995_LAX95LA228.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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