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.
The pilot was sitting in the aircraft with the engine running, preparing to taxi. The aircraft was positioned on the ramp near the hangar. The pilot did not hold the brakes adequately. While distracted, the pilot allowed the aircraft to roll and collide with two parked, unoccupied aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS SITTING IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, PREPARING TO TAXI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED ON THE RAMP NEAR THE HANGAR. THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD THE BRAKES ADEQUATELY. WHILE DISTRACTED, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL AND COLLIDE WITH TWO PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N1242B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.