40.9832° N, 75.1943° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 31, 1986 · 13:00 local
Place
Stroudsburg, PA
Airport
Birchwood
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74188
Reported as
Boeing PT17
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total46 in this make and model21 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.
Towing glider, failed to see opposing traffic a 172. N8446X turned off but N74188 struck his left stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
TOWING GLIDER, FAILED TO SEE OPPOSING TRAFFIC A 172. N8446X TURNED OFF BUT N74188 STRUCK HIS LEFT STABILIZER.