# Incident 19780316013459I: Beech 18/, Washington, DC, March 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1978, 15:45 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington Nation
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474E-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316013459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STRUCK & DAMAGED ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE PARKING AREA.

## Other reports on N474E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750501012281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501012281A), May 1, 1975: Beech E18S (N474E), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Collided with taxiing Beech N3116W.plt rcvg IFR clnc. Taxiway curves to r.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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