41.8231° N, 71.4188° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 23, 1989 · 15:25 local
Place
Providence, RI
Airport
Theodore Francis Green State
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
NEAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N345CS
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total31 in this make and model31 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.
While taxiing tried to avoid parked vehicle on left and wing hit fence on right. Sun in eyes.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING TRIED TO AVOID PARKED VEHICLE ON LEFT AND WING HIT FENCE ON RIGHT. SUN IN EYES.