FTW69F0547

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E18S · New Orleans, LA · May 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1969
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N516KBeech E18S
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183552

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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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3-1345  69/5/19    NEW ORLEANS,LA      BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2040                    N516K               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 64, 25686 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3680 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE FRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- TAXIED INTO FIRE PLUG ADJACENT TO UNLIGHTED TAXI STRIP.FAILED TO STAY IN CENTER OF TAXI STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N516K
Reported as
Beech E18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Front

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.