28.5383° N, 81.3792° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 7, 1979 · 17:20 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Herndon
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6310T
Reported as
Namer F51
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,000 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.
Setting sun blocked vision of pilot, struck 7241A who was also in runup area
As the FAA filed it
SETTING SUN BLOCKED VISION OF PILOT, STRUCK 7241A WHO WAS ALSO IN RUNUP AREA