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, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N919JL
Reported as
Beech E33
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total20 in this make and model20 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.
Top cap of vertical stabilizer was struck by an overtaking unknown aircraft. Evasive action was taken.
As the FAA filed it
TOP CAP OF VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS STRUCK BY AN OVERTAKING UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN.