41.1306° N, 85.1289° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 5, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Fort Wayne, IN
Airport
Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N579CW
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Left prop tips struck concrete drainage ditch when taxi path was wide to avoid aircraft being run up at air guard.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT PROP TIPS STRUCK CONCRETE DRAINAGE DITCH WHEN TAXI PATH WAS WIDE TO AVOID AIRCRAFT BEING RUN UP AT AIR GUARD.