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N3242 accident description

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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
Accident date 22 Nov 2016
Aircraft type Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

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.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the airplane stopped ahead of him during taxi.

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