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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hnlypg HP-137 MK1 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · February 1, 1983

Date
February 1, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4770
Reported as
Hnlypg HP137MK1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total400 in this make and model200 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 shut engine down after hearing a loud noise. Found propeller was struck by a moving unattended baggage cart.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AFTER HEARING A LOUD NOISE. FOUND PROPELLER WAS STRUCK BY A MOVING UNATTENDED BAGGAGE CART.