33.5779° N, 101.8552° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 9, 1983 · 10:00 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Airport
Town And Country
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8117G
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
365 total200 in this make and model16 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.
Wing struck a light pole when pilot tried to clear taxiway for incoming traffic.
As the FAA filed it
WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHEN PILOT TRIED TO CLEAR TAXIWAY FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC.