# NTSB CHI73ACO48: Cessna 310A, N347P, Lafayette, IN, November 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1972
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73ACO48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73ACO48

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 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
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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 1

- Registration: [N347P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347P-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 38151 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A
- Registry model: [Cessna 310A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310a) (registry code 2074204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Purdue Univ

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N3922J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3922J), registered now, S/N 15065222 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Purdue Univ

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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