40.8623° N, 124.0750° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 14, 1988 · 22:15 local
Place
Arcata - Eureka, CA
Airport
Arcata
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AWHA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2712P
Reported as
Cessna 402C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520VB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total600 in this make and model200 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.
Pilot struck a parked cherokee aircraft while taxiing for takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STRUCK A PARKED CHEROKEE AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.