- Date
- September 4, 1973
- Place
- Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19730904041581A19730904041582A
- Case key
- 187860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3956 73/9/4 GARY,IND PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2230 N7881Y PX- 0 1 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 34, 8700 TOTAL HOURS, 300 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND RAPIDS,MICH GARY,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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON RWY 20 OTR ACFT TKOF ON RWY 12 COLLIDED AT RWY INTERSECTION.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3956 73/9/4 GARY,IND CESSNA 337A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4195 TIME - 2230 N6270F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 1 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARY,IND VALPARAISO,IND 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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TKOF RWY 12 OTR ACFT LNDD RWY 20.3RD ACFT CESSNA 414 READY FOR TKOF RWY 20 WAITED DUE LNDG ACFT 20
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6270F
- Reported as
- Cessna 337A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gary Mun
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
- N7881Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gary Mun
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.