Thursday, September 10, 2026

GippsAero GA8-TC-320 Airvan, N265PW, and Cessna 152, N6420B, incident occurred on September 4, 2026, San Bernardino International Airport (SBD/KSBD), San Bernardino, California

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N265PW

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N6420B

- History of Flight:
On September 4, 2026, at about 1156 local time, a GippsAero GA8-TC-320 Airvan, N265PW, registered to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and a Cessna 152, N6420B, registered to Alpha International Aircraft Inc, both sustained minor damage following a ground collision at San Bernardino International Airport (SBD/KSBD), San Bernardino, California. The sole pilot onboard each aircraft was not injured.

The FAA reported that the GA-8, operating as Sherf12, was taxiing west on taxiway A, while the Cessna was taxiing southwest on taxiway B. At about 1155:02, the GA-8's propeller and Cessna's left wingtip made contact at the taxiway A/B intersection.

Figure 1: GA-8 ADS-B data

Figure 2: ADS-B track of both planes ran through Google Earth

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