- Date
- April 27, 1971
- Place
- Greencastle, IN · GREENCASTLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9963YChampion 402
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0480 71/4/27 GREENCASTLE,IND CHAMPION 402 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1945 N9963Y PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 22, 454 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENCASTLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENCASTLE,IND CAPE GIRADEAU,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- BRAKE FLUID LO.11K DWNWND TAXI.TURNED ONTO NARROW RD ACROSS DITCH AT RWY END.LDG GR WIDER THAN RD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9963Y
- Reported as
- Champion 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greencastle