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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper 600ASMITH · Richmond, VA · April 4, 1979

Date
April 4, 1979 · 22:27 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Byrd
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N702HB
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FID12
Reported as
Piper 600ASMITH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,994 total1,500 in this make and model297 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot taxied off an unlighted taxiway at night. Taxiway had yellow center line and white edge markings.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TAXIED OFF AN UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY AT NIGHT. TAXIWAY HAD YELLOW CENTER LINE AND WHITE EDGE MARKINGS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N702HB · 1

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