# Incident 19791023054569I: Aerosp 262ANORD, Richmond, VA, October 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAR
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481A-2005-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nord 262-A (registry code 6380501, https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca BASTAN VI series (registry code 60009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-bastan-vi-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP 262ANORD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,370 total, 2,650 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/19791023054569I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT STRUCK PARKED AIRSTAIR TRUCK DURING TAXI TO RAMP.

## Other reports on N481A (2)

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

- [Incident 19860531029079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531029079I), May 31, 1986: Aerosp 262ANORD (N481A), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. During takeoff roll nose tire went flat. A piece of tire wedged in nose fork. Aircraft skidded to a stop.
- [Incident 19780924017629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924017629I), Sep 24, 1978: Aerosp 262ANORD (N481A), Philadelphia, PA. Attendant injured by falling door when support arm broke.

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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