FTW68F0578

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180A · Houston, TX · May 2, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1968
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2603Cessna 180AN7031NBeech 35-E33
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110820

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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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3-1182   68/5/2    HOUSTON,TEX         BEECH 35-E33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 386
        TIME - 1350                    N7031N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WM.P.HOBBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N7031N STOPPED AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTION,STRUCK BY N2603.PLT OF N2603 TRYING TO CONTACT GRND CONTROL
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1182   68/5/2    HOUSTON,TEX         CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N2603               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 30, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WM.P.HOBBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N7031N STOPPED AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTION,STRUCK BY N2603.PLT OF N2603 TRYING TO CONTACT GRND CONTROL

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N2603
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wm.P.Hobby
Registration
N7031N
Reported as
Beech 35-E33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wm.P.Hobby

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.