- Date
- October 17, 1978
- Place
- Tell City, IN · TELL CITY, IN
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19781017043931A19781017043932A
- Case key
- 138129
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4439 78/10/17 TELL CITY,IN CESSNA 150 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1903 N66057 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 1332 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 1 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TELL CITY,IN LOCAL 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- LNDD RWY 13.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4439 78/10/17 TELL CITY,IN PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 417 TIME - 1903 N3427A PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,KY EVANSVILLE,IN 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 FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DIVERTED TO TELL CITY DUE RADIO FAILURE.LND RWY 31.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3427A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Perry County
N3427ARegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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
- N66057
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Perry County
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.