DEN66F0297

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D-17S · Phoenix, AZ · May 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1966
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2422Beech D-17S
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172071

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0913  66/5/16    PHOENIX ARIZ        BEECH D-17S         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 10000
        TIME - 0845                    N2422               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TIEDOWN LINES SNAPPED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 172 N6400B SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N2422
Reported as
Beech D-17S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Deer Valley

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.