- Date
- August 30, 1966
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM · CARLSBAD, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6718ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2618 66/8/30 CARLSBAD N MEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6000 TIME - 1900 N6718Z PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLSBAD MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PILOT TAXIIED INTO UNMARKED GUARD RAIL ON UNLIGHTED RAMP.AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH LANDING LIGHTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6718Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carlsbad Muni
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