- Date
- August 2, 1977
- Place
- Addison, TX · ADDISON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N300AMAerostar 601T
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770802029619A
- Case key
- 158684
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2743 77/8/2 ADDISON,TX AEROSTAR 601T CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 2000 TIME - 2230 N300AM PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADDISON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADDISON,TX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300AM
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Addison
N300AMRegistered now · Smith AEROSTAR 601PAirframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601PEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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