FAA incident report · Doug DC932 · Flushing, NY · December 30, 1981
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mechanic qualified was taxiing to gate. Wing tip struck improperly parked ramp vehicle. No wing walkers used.
MECHANIC QUALIFIED WAS TAXIING TO GATE. WING TIP STRUCK IMPROPERLY PARKED RAMP VEHICLE. NO WING WALKERS USED.