32.7831° N, 96.8067° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 4, 1983 · 22:20 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RIOA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16RA
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313UW
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total1,700 in this make and model180 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.
Right propeller struck a metal sign on turning out from gate area. Sign not lighted. Debris hit fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK A METAL SIGN ON TURNING OUT FROM GATE AREA. SIGN NOT LIGHTED. DEBRIS HIT FUSELAGE.