19870318008181A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Missoula, MT · March 18, 1987

Date
March 18, 1987 · 21:40 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Airport
Missoula County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BIGA
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3529W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA067
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,572 total224 in this make and model222 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft taxied into N124AV which was parked. The pilot was looking inside cockpit and could not stop in time.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO N124AV WHICH WAS PARKED. THE PILOT WAS LOOKING INSIDE COCKPIT AND COULD NOT STOP IN TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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