# Incident 19781130024009I: Piper PA23250, Lake Wales, FL, November 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1978, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 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/19781130024009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT INTO HOLE WHILE TRYING TO PARK. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND PROP TIPS.

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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