19791212047229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E18S · San Juan, Puerto Rico · December 12, 1979

Date
December 12, 1979 · 15:15 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N52E
Reported as
Beech E18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,050 total500 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.

During taxi, pilot noticed vibration. Stopped aircraft, discovered it had struck a mobile fuel unit.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI, PILOT NOTICED VIBRATION. STOPPED AIRCRAFT, DISCOVERED IT HAD STRUCK A MOBILE FUEL UNIT.