# Incident 19870104026189I: Piper PA30, Norwood, MA, January 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1987, 08:50 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N458MD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104026189I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK N83232 DURING TAXI.  PILOTS VISION WAS OBSCURED BY FROST. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH CONTROL DAMAGE

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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