- Date
- September 26, 1965
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM · CARLSBAD, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5655HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2828 65/9/26 CARLSBAD N MEX PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 290 TIME - 0800 N5655H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FUEL TANK FILLER BOX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5655H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Car
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