40.0749° N, 80.6934° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1978 · 09:00 local
Place
Wheeling, WV
Airport
Ohio Co
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N924MC
Reported as
Rkwell 690A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,610 total50 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.
While positioning airplane the pilot allowed prop to strike a taxiway light. Blade separated.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE POSITIONING AIRPLANE THE PILOT ALLOWED PROP TO STRIKE A TAXIWAY LIGHT. BLADE SEPARATED.