# Incident 19781102023749I: Beech 65, St Croix, Puerto Rico, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978, 20:00 local time
- Place: St Croix, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Hamilton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8625Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8625Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,992 total, 1,123 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/19781102023749I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED ENGINES AND BEGAN READING CHARTS, AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD AND STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFTS.

## Other reports on N8625Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19780421013269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013269I), Apr 21, 1978: Beech 9555 (N8625Q), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft made hard landing. Flew to home base & while securing craft observed right prop tips bent.

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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