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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Bloomington, IL · April 6, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1978
Place
Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N40299Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780406005989A
Case key
147477

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0912   78/4/6    BLOOMINGTON,IL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N40299              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLMTN-NRML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- STRUCK FUEL TRUCK WHILE TURNING TOWARD PARKING SPOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N40299
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blmtn-Nrml

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.