42.1905° N, 71.1729° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 14, 1982 · 17:45 local
Place
Brockton, MA
Airport
Norwood
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
NR254
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.
Unknown aircraft overtook and struck the top of vertical stabilizer of 919JL. 919JL took evasive action.
As the FAA filed it
UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK AND STRUCK THE TOP OF VERTICAL STABILIZER OF 919JL. 919JL TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.