Crash location | 33.817500°N, 118.151389°W |
Nearest city | Long Beach, CA
33.766962°N, 118.189235°W 4.1 miles away |
Tail number | N51594 |
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Accident date | 07 Sep 2009 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 172P |
Additional details: | None |
While taxing at night from a parking area to runway 30 for takeoff, the commercial pilot inadvertently departed the taxiway and entered onto a service road. While trying to re-enter the taxiway from the service road the left wing tip struck a parked van. The airplane then pivoted around and struck a storage container. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident.
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a parked vehicle during taxi.