- Date
- July 27, 1973
- Place
- West Helena, AR · WEST HELENA, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N117HCPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730727023229A
- Case key
- 189566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1945 73/7/27 WEST HELENA,ARK PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0640 N117HC PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC AGE 36, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN WEST HELENA,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT-EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED FOR CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- TRUCK,EQPT BOTH SIDES MEN WALKD IN FRNT OF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117HC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helena
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N117HC · 1
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