- Date
- April 20, 1966
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- D-ABITBoeing B-727N1420ZDehaviland DH114
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172356
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0216 66/4/20 TUCSON ARIZ DEHAVILAND DH114 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 9645 TIME - 0605 N1420Z PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 485 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 9 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- DEW ON WINDOWS RESTRICTED VISIBILITY OUT OF N1420Z
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0216 66/4/20 TUCSON ARIZ BOEING B-727 CR- 0 0 9 TRAINING ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0605 D-ABIT PX- 0 0 0 47, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 1541 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTNL OPERATOR - LUFTHANSA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- D-ABIT
- Reported as
- Boeing B-727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Tucson Intnl
- Registration
- N1420Z
- Reported as
- Dehaviland DH114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tucson Intl