- Date
- December 8, 1975
- Place
- Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N629ZBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751208041129A
- Case key
- 151703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3694 75/12/8 MINERAL WELLS,TX BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1935 N629Z PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 53, 11538 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL WELLS MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TX MINERAL WELLS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE LANDING LIGHT(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- RAMP OFF LOAD AREA UNLTD. PLT DIDNT S TURN. HIT PARKED C-172,N2430L,SUBSTL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N629Z
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mineral Wells Mun
N629ZRegistration cancelled May 31, 2013 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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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.