42.0334° N, 71.2189° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 17, 1980 · 23:15 local
Place
Mansfield, MA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38642
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total700 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.
Prop struck cement tie-down while taxiing in grass at night.
As the FAA filed it
PROP STRUCK CEMENT TIE-DOWN WHILE TAXIING IN GRASS AT NIGHT.