34.1901° N, 118.3264° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 23, 1978 · 06:45 local
Place
Burbank, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4806R
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total75 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot failed to see barricades on taxiway. Wing struck barricade.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO SEE BARRICADES ON TAXIWAY. WING STRUCK BARRICADE.