38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 12, 1986 · 17:00 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Washington National
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80L
Reported as
Gulstm G1159A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total600 in this make and model110 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 repositioning to parking struck winglet of parked G159. Minor damage to each aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE REPOSITIONING TO PARKING STRUCK WINGLET OF PARKED G159. MINOR DAMAGE TO EACH AIRCRAFT.