- Date
- November 16, 1972
- Place
- Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3606 72/11/16 LAFAYETTE,IND CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1205 N3922J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIV DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3606 72/11/16 LAFAYETTE,IND CESSNA 310A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1205 N347P PX- 0 0 0 CHECK AGE 26, 2560 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 31 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIV DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT CHECK PILOT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N347P
- Reported as
- Cessna 310A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Purdue Univ
N347PRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Cessna 310AAirframe modelCessna 310AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N3922J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Purdue Univ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.