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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Columbus, OH · April 17, 1987

Date
April 17, 1987 · 16:45 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2183D
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA117
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,275 total986 in this make and model116 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.

The aircraft struck a parked fuel truck during taxi to takeoff. The pilot was distracted and misjudged clearance.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED FUEL TRUCK DURING TAXI TO TAKEOFF. THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND MISJUDGED CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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