- Date
- January 7, 1969
- Place
- Cumberland, MD · CUMBERLAND, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N12620Helio H-391B
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0016 69/1/7 CUMBERLAND,MD HELIO H-391B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 458 TIME - 1500 N12620 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 28 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO PARKED ACFT.WINDS 15K,GUSTS TO 25K.GRNDLOOPED INTO PIPER N7747W,SUBST DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12620
- Reported as
- Helio H-391B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cumberland
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