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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Yakutat, AK · September 20, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1970
Place
Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4306JPiper PA-28N7641ACessna 180
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149328

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3805  70/9/20    YAKUTAT,ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8000
        TIME - 1130                    N7641A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,ALAS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- HIT N4306J FRM BEHIND.RAIN ON WINSHIELD.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3805  70/9/20    YAKUTAT,ALAS        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N4306J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 3100 TOTAL HOURS, 460
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,ALAS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N4306J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Yakutat

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N7641A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Yakutat

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N4306J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.