- Date
- November 6, 1972
- Place
- Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4683TPiper PA-28N75DBeech 65-A90
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4010 72/11/6 FT WAYNE,IND BEECH 65-A90 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0910 N75D PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS 37, 5188 TOTAL HOURS, 910 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL FT WAYNE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STRAIGHT IN VOR APCH,CANCELLED IFR,LNDD RWY 13.OTR ACFT TKOF RWY 23-COLLIDED AT RWY INT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4010 72/11/6 FT WAYNE,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 490 TIME - 0910 N4683T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 5 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT WAYNE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- TKOF RWY 23,OTR ACFT LNDD RWY 13-COLLIDED AT RWY INT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4683T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Field
N4683TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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
- N75D
- Reported as
- Beech 65-A90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Field