# Accident 19850502016859A: Piper PA31, Atlanta, GA, May 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1985, 07:14 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.6604° N, 84.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6604&lon=-84.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902BH-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,220 total, 81 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FKG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502016859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WAS STRUCK BY FORD TRUCK IN HEAVY RAIN WHILE TAXIING. TRUCK DRIVER WAS WIPING FOGGED WINDSHIELD DURING COLLISION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL85FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FKG05), May 2, 1985: Piper PA-31 (N902BH), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N902BH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791008051829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008051829I), Oct 8, 1979: Piper PA31 (N902BH), Newark, NJ. Pilot returned because flaps could not be retracted.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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