- Date
- December 18, 1980
- Place
- Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4495XPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801218090379A
- Case key
- 127668
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3735 80/12/18 GAITHERSBURG,MD PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N4495X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY ARPK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BEDFORD,MA GAITHERSBURG,MD UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PARKED BELLANCA,N7315V,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4495X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery Arpk
N4495XRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2003 · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4495X · 1
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