| Crash location | 32.813056°N, 117.137500°W |
| Nearest city | San Diego, CA
32.715329°N, 117.157255°W 6.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N3242 |
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| Accident date | 22 Nov 2016 |
| Aircraft type | Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that he was cleared to taxi to the departure runway. He added that while taxiing he was doing S-turns to see over the nose of his airplane, and "must have missed a call to the aircraft [airplane] ahead of him," which had been instructed to hold short of the upcoming taxiway. His airplane impacted the empennage of the stopped airplane that was holding short.
His airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, and the stopped airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.
Both pilots reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with their airplane's that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the airplane stopped ahead of him during taxi.