35.0456° N, 85.3097° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 29, 1987 · 17:45 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3GT
Reported as
Cessna 550
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total640 in this make and model120 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.
Aircraft encounted hail while in turbulence en route. Unforecast conditions.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTED HAIL WHILE IN TURBULENCE EN ROUTE. UNFORECAST CONDITIONS.