34.1867° N, 118.4490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 10, 1979 · 12:10 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N676Q
Reported as
Beech D50B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,950 total850 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 deplaned with engines running to remove nose landing gear block. Aircraft rolled into another airplane.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPLANED WITH ENGINES RUNNING TO REMOVE NOSE LANDING GEAR BLOCK. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO ANOTHER AIRPLANE.