ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372513
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| Date: | Friday 31 July 1987 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation East |
| Registration: | N53461 |
| MSN: | 17274756 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Groton, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Norfork, MA (MA07) |
| Groton, CT (KGON) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING. WHILE THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE SUN HAD BLINDED HIM TEMPORARILY. AS THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE LIGHT POLE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87LA228
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1987 | N53461 | Private | 0 | Norfolk, MA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 17:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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