41.1681° N, 71.5778° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 2003 · 16:50 local
Place
Block Island, RI
Airport
Block Island State
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74RP
Reported as
Bell 430
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,900 total300 in this make and model50 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.
(-23) While ground taxiing to position for a passenger pick up at bid went between two other aircraft and contacted the rudder of a Pilatus (N571LT) due to insufficient clearance.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE GROUND TAXIING TO POSITION FOR A PASSENGER PICK UP AT BID WENT BETWEEN TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT AND CONTACTED THE RUDDER OF A PILATUS (N571LT) DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE.