39.8721° N, 75.2407° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 12, 1997 · 11:05 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88851
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,000 total900 in this make and model8 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.
Narrative: damage: rudder (top). Vertical stabilizer (wrinkled). Propeller (wood) broken (1 side only). Left front wing strut bent. Top of wing minor fabric damage. P.I.c. a/c doing step taxi procedures. Ran into sandbar. Flipped a/c on right front side (end over end). privacy data omitted This FSDO considers this matter closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DAMAGE: RUDDER (TOP). VERTICAL STABILIZER (WRINKLED). PROPELLER (WOOD) BROKEN (1 SIDE ONLY). LEFT FRONT WING STRUT BENT. TOP OF WING MINOR FABRIC DAMAGE. P.I.C. A/C DOING STEP TAXI PROCEDURES. RAN INTO SANDBAR. FLIPPED A/C ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE (END OVER END). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS FSDO CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.