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Date
May 22, 1989 · 19:00 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport
Tuscaloosa Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGDDC
Reported as
Cessna 551
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total3,500 in this make and model40 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.
Taxiing into sun gave way to inbound aircraft and struck a parked truck. Minor damage to both.
As the FAA filed it
TAXIING INTO SUN GAVE WAY TO INBOUND AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH.