26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 23, 1989 · 21:45 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96T
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total55 in this make and model55 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.
Hit the rudder of a parked aircraft with left wing tip. Being parked by lineman.
As the FAA filed it
HIT THE RUDDER OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH LEFT WING TIP. BEING PARKED BY LINEMAN.