38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 22, 1981 · 15:35 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
National
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N42AC
Reported as
Cessna 421
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,200 total300 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.
Tower did not warn pilot of aircraft in taxi path. Struck saberliner wing. Minor damage. See 65AR report.
As the FAA filed it
TOWER DID NOT WARN PILOT OF AIRCRAFT IN TAXI PATH. STRUCK SABERLINER WING. MINOR DAMAGE. SEE 65AR REPORT.