- Date
- January 8, 1981
- Place
- Chillicothe, OH · CHILLICOTHE, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9086KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810108001909A
- Case key
- 127166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0047 81/1/8 CHILLICOTHE,OH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1810 N9086K PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 40, 1736 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 134 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHILLICOTHE,OH COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING REMARKS- PILOT MISTOOK SNOW COVERED AREA FOR TAXIWAY,ONE TWY LITE INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9086K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ross County
N9086KRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.