DIA67D0075

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Patuxent Nas, MD · March 27, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1967
Place
Patuxent Nas, MD · PATUXENT NAS, MD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5730ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117407

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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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3-1025  67/3/27    PATUXENT NAS,MD     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N5730Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 319 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATUXENT NAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO ACFT IN RUNUP POSITION.

Aircraft

Registration
N5730Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Patuxent Nas

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