FTW68D0500

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · San Angelo, TX · March 17, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1968
Place
San Angelo, TX · SAN ANGELO, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7382DPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118618

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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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3-0610  68/3/17    SAN ANGELO,TEX      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N7382D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ACFT,PAX AT CONTROLS.STRUCK GAS TRUCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N7382D
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mathis

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