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FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Bangor, ME · November 25, 2025

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Date
November 25, 2025 · 12:05 local
Place
Bangor, ME
Airport
Bangor International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
BFYS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23HK
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
46 total12 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N23HKRegistered now · Beech C23S/N M-1911 · Built 1977Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4KReciprocating

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.

Pilot narrative:

"On November 25, 2025, at approximately 1205 local time, I was taxiing aircraft on the

General aviation ramp at Bangor International Airport after completing a solo training flight. I was

Proceeding to park in front of the Maine instrument flight (mif) hangar.

While taxiing past hangar 6, I visually confirmed adequate clearance between the aircraft’s wings

And the structure, estimating no less than five feet of clearance on each side. I continued at a slow

Taxi speed of only a few knots.

As the aircraft approached hangar 7, my visual scan shifted forward toward hangar 8. My intended

Taxi reference point was the “t” line painted on the ramp directly in front of hangar 8. To align the

Aircraft with this marking, I applied left rudder input to begin a shallow yaw toward the t-line.

Almost immediately as the aircraft began to yaw left, I heard and felt the right wingtip make contact

With the corner of hangar 7. I stopped the aircraft immediately and performed the engine shutdown

Checklist. After securing the aircraft, I notified appropriate personnel.

No injuries occurred, and the only known damage was to the aircraft’s right wingtip."

Based on investigation at site of incident iic concurs with pilot statement of events. Pilot lost situational awareness while taxiing back to hangar after flight.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NARRATIVE:

"ON NOVEMBER 25, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 LOCAL TIME, I WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT ON THE

GENERAL AVIATION RAMP AT BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT. I WAS

PROCEEDING TO PARK IN FRONT OF THE MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (MIF) HANGAR.

WHILE TAXIING PAST HANGAR 6, I VISUALLY CONFIRMED ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT’S WINGS

AND THE STRUCTURE, ESTIMATING NO LESS THAN FIVE FEET OF CLEARANCE ON EACH SIDE. I CONTINUED AT A SLOW

TAXI SPEED OF ONLY A FEW KNOTS.

AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED HANGAR 7, MY VISUAL SCAN SHIFTED FORWARD TOWARD HANGAR 8. MY INTENDED

TAXI REFERENCE POINT WAS THE “T” LINE PAINTED ON THE RAMP DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HANGAR 8. TO ALIGN THE

AIRCRAFT WITH THIS MARKING, I APPLIED LEFT RUDDER INPUT TO BEGIN A SHALLOW YAW TOWARD THE T-LINE.

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW LEFT, I HEARD AND FELT THE RIGHT WINGTIP MAKE CONTACT

WITH THE CORNER OF HANGAR 7. I STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN

CHECKLIST. AFTER SECURING THE AIRCRAFT, I NOTIFIED APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL.

NO INJURIES OCCURRED, AND THE ONLY KNOWN DAMAGE WAS TO THE AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT WINGTIP."

BASED ON INVESTIGATION AT SITE OF INCIDENT IIC CONCURS WITH PILOT STATEMENT OF EVENTS. PILOT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHILE TAXIING BACK TO HANGAR AFTER FLIGHT.