# NTSB CHI79FEX03: Piper PA-31, N62856, Indianapolis, IN, October 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1978
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEX03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3996  78/10/23   INDIANAPOLIS,IN     PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1581
        TIME - 2228                    N62856              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS,INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             WILLMETON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE AIRPORT CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK SAW HORSES WITH FLASHERS OPERATING.ATC CLEARED ACFT TO CLOSED/BARRICADED TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62856](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62856-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 31-7612096, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Indianapolis,Int

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781023033619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781023033619A), Oct 23, 1978: Piper PA31T1, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Struck saw horses with flashers operating.ATC cleared acft to clobarricaded taxiway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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