- Date
- January 1, 1974
- Place
- San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Injuries
- 129 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N4076QCessna 401N7521Boeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0011 74/1/1 SAN ANTONIO,TEX BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 8 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1840 N7521 PX- 0 0119 53, 18600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LITES OF OTHER ACFT BLENDED IN WITH RNWY,TAXIWY LITES.R WG HIT CESSNA TAIL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0011 74/1/1 SAN ANTONIO,TEX CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1840 N4076Q PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 37, 9550 TOTAL HOURS, 450 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0127 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- CESSNA HELD TOO SHORT OF TAXIWAY HOLD LINE WHILE AWAITING TKOF. ROTATING BEACON WASNT ON.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4076Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Antonio Intl
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
- N7521
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- San Antonio Intl