41.9390° N, 72.6843° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 17, 1989 · 07:30 local
Place
Windsor Locks, CT
Airport
Bradley International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VFSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6786C
Reported as
Cessna 402C
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,965 total180 in this make and model282 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.
Struck runway light while taxiing. Obscured by rain with runway markings not visible due to construction.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE TAXIING. OBSCURED BY RAIN WITH RUNWAY MARKINGS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.