# Incident 19960601018441I: Piper J3C65, Ocala, FL, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1176G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1176G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601018441I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: A PIPER J-3 CUB, N1176G, EXPERIENCED AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A BEECH A-36, N971P, DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE FROM OCALA (OCF). THE PILOT OF THE-3 CUB REPORTED THAT SHE WAS AT THE CONTROLS (PIC) DURING THE TAXI OUT FOR DEPARTURE AND WAS LOOKING AT A WIND SOCK TO HER LEFT WHEN SHE FELT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDE. SHE STATED THAT SHE DID NOT SEE THE BONANZA UNTIL AFTER COLLISION WAS FELT. MS. PRATT WILSON AT NO TIME INDICATED THAT HER VISION WAS IMPAIRED AND STATED THAT SHE JUST WASN'T WATCHING WHERE SHE WAS GOING. THE PILOT OF THE BEECH A-36 REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAXIING OUT TO THE ACTIVE AND LOOKING FOR AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE FELT THE COLLISION AND SAW THE CUB ON HIS LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS ON THE J-3 CUB STRUCK THE LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE OF THE BEECH A-36. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other aircraft in the event

- N971P, Beech A36: [Incident 19960601018442I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601018442I)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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