- Date
- May 1, 1975
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19750501012282A19750501012281A
- Case key
- 148958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1235 75/5/1 ROCKFORD,IL BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 171S N474E PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 9489 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 1104 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,IL MILWAUKEE,WI 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 REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TAXIING BEECH N3116W.PLT RCVG IFR CLNC.TAXIWAY CURVES TO R.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1235 75/5/1 ROCKFORD,IL BEECH A36 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N3116W PX- 0 0 0 CHECK AGE 61, 13487 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 HOURS, 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,IL URBANA,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- R PROP ON N474E STRUCK RUDDER,ELEV,STABILIZER AND FUSELAGE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3116W
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
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
- N474E
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
N474ERegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.