38.9475° N, 77.4599° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of WASHINGTON DULLES INTL (IAD), within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 10, 1981 · 18:21 local
Place
Dulles, VA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1875P
Reported as
Gruman G21
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Wing tip struck dorsal fin on a parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Minor damage to parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
WING TIP STRUCK DORSAL FIN ON A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. MINOR DAMAGE TO PARKED AIRCRAFT.