19791115055869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm G73 · Nassau, Bahamas · November 15, 1979

Date
November 15, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Nassau, Bahamas
Airport
Paradise Island
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CIC
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N123DF
Reported as
Gulstm G73
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
33,500 total250 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.

Wing tip and float struck by motor sailer who failed to alter course for plane.

As the FAA filed it

WING TIP AND FLOAT STRUCK BY MOTOR SAILER WHO FAILED TO ALTER COURSE FOR PLANE.