31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1983 · 07:45 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47849
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total17 in this make and model145 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.
Taxiing for takeoff student was told to turn left. Turned right instead. Hit a parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF STUDENT WAS TOLD TO TURN LEFT. TURNED RIGHT INSTEAD. HIT A PARKED AIRCRAFT.