42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 14, 1978 · 11:45 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7678C
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total80 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 set brakes before starting engines, aircraft rolled into parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO SET BRAKES BEFORE STARTING ENGINES, AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT.