# Incident 19970615023819I: Piper PA23250, Houston, TX, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 13:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120EF-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,243 total, 232 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615023819I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI A FUEL TRUCK STRUCK LEFT WING TIP CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SWING INTO TRUCK. REMEDIAL TRAINING FOR DRIVER.

## Other reports on N120EF (1)

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

- [Incident 19931210050379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931210050379I), Dec 10, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N120EF), Harrisburg, PA, Minor damage. Left engine quit on rollout. On restart smoke from engine. Taxied to ramp. Fire put out. Sticking exhaust valve.

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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