19791027029112A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7ECA · Des Moines, IA · October 27, 1979

Date
October 27, 1979 · 18:45 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
North Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8724V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80DCD05
Reported as
Blanca 7ECA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
204 total123 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Started to taxi onto taxiway. Propeller struck wing tip of acft entering taxiway from left.

As the FAA filed it

STARTED TO TAXI ONTO TAXIWAY. PROPELLER STRUCK WING TIP OF ACFT ENTERING TAXIWAY FROM LEFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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