# Incident 19890412029049I: Piper PA30, Albany, NY, April 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 68 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890412029049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH HIS WING TIP WHILE TAXIING AROUND A HOLE IN THE RAMP PAVEMENT.

## Other reports on N74BN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830612040429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612040429I), Jun 12, 1983: Piper PA30 (N74BN), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure. Failed to pump landing gear full down. The gear collapsed on landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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