31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 31, 1980 · 14:10 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Airpark
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7230C
Reported as
Namer AT6D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total10 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 started engine and began performing cockpit duties. Aircraft rolled forward,prop struck tail of parked plane
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED ENGINE AND BEGAN PERFORMING COCKPIT DUTIES. AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD,PROP STRUCK TAIL OF PARKED PLANE