- Date
- December 5, 1970
- Place
- Orwell, OH · ORWELL, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7696RBeech C-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159713
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4375 70/12/5 ORWELL,OHIO BEECH C-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 123 TIME - 1200 N7696R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMPION STEEL C0 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHENECTADY,NY FINDLAY,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- L MAIN GR ENTERED SOFT AREA,L WING TIP HIT PARKED UNATTENDED TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7696R
- Reported as
- Beech C-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Champion Steel C0
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