- Date
- October 21, 1971
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163883
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3506 71/10/21 WICHITA FALLS,TEX PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N7627Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 3473 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA FALLS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE UNICOM ON PATN ENTRY.DURG LDG HIT N4337U ON TKOF ON X-RWY,HIGH GRASS,TREES ON ARPT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3506 71/10/21 WICHITA FALLS,TEX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N4337U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 63, 18000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA FALLS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- PLT DID NOT MONITOR UNICOM.ON TKOF HIT N7627Y LDG ON X-RWY.HIGH GRASS,TREES OBSTRCTD VISION.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4337U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kickapoo
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.
- Registration
- N7627Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kickapoo
N7627YRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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.