36.0090° N, 86.5201° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 16, 1981 · 04:55 local
Place
Smyrna, TN
Airport
Smyrna
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ISAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR150
Reported as
Cvac Stcapjc
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,330 total2,038 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 taxiing to freight ramp, was blinded by bright lights, hit a cargo loading ramp parked in darker area.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TAXIING TO FREIGHT RAMP, WAS BLINDED BY BRIGHT LIGHTS, HIT A CARGO LOADING RAMP PARKED IN DARKER AREA.