- Date
- May 24, 1973
- Place
- Portland, IN · PORTLAND, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3778WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730524012909A
- Case key
- 190760
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1010 73/5/24 PORTLAND,IND PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7256 TIME - 2210 N3778W PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,IND UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAXIED INTO GAS PUMP 27 IN AGL.RAMP LTD,GAS PUMP WASNT.ACFT TAXI LTS WERE ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3778W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Steed
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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.