40.0591° N, 88.2545° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Savoy, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 13, 1985 · 00:20 local
Place
Savoy, IL
Airport
Willard
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SRAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9266R
Reported as
Lkheed 382B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,000 in this make and model206 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.
While attempting to taxi between parked aircraft wingtip struck vertical stabilizer of 71Z.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI BETWEEN PARKED AIRCRAFT WINGTIP STRUCK VERTICAL STABILIZER OF 71Z.