# Incident 19890804043179I: Piper PA28181, Windsor Locks, CT, August 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1989, 22:50 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2753M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2753M-2013-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890804043179I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AN UNLIGHTED SIGN WHILE TAXIING ONTO TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N2753M (2)

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

- [Accident 20100909047209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100909047209A), Sep 9, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N2753M), Montauk, NY, Destroyed. This accident occurred approximately 17:49 local time on 09/09/10 when the pilot in command, Mr. O'connor attempted to land on RWY24 with a cross wind. Mr.…
- [Incident 19871101071909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101071909I), Nov 1, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N2753M), Lexington, VA. Fuel exhausted en route. Safe off airport landing on an interstate.

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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