- Date
- December 21, 1970
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3760TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159517
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0039 70/12/21 CHICAGO,ILL PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2222 N3760T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 332 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO MIDWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE AIRPORT CONDITIONS WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW, FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F SMOKE 32 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- NOT CERT,ICING CONDS.ICE ACC DRG APCH.INST TO TAXI TO UNLIT CLOSED RWY USED FOR PRKG,PLT NOT ADVD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3760T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Chicago Midway
N3760TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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