- Date
- November 4, 1980
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19801104067791A19801104067792A
- Case key
- 128614
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2767 80/11/4 NEW ORLEANS,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 260 TIME - 1300 N737XJ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA LOCAL 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 REMARKS- STOPPED ON TWY NEXT TO RWY HOLD LN FOR ENG RUN-UP.STRUCK BY PITTS S-2A.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2767 80/11/4 NEW ORLEANS,LA PITTS S-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 566 TIME - 1300 N333BD PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA LOCAL 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 REMARKS- STRUCK CESSNA 172 THAT HAD STOPPED FOR ENG RUN-UP.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N333BD
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakefront
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
- N737XJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakefront
N737XJRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2014 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19801104067791AAmtrpt Pittsspecial · New Orleans, LAStruck N737XJ during taxi for take off. N737XJ was holding on taxi way for runup. Pilots view restricted in pitts.Accident 19801104067792ACessna 172N · New Orleans, LAWas struck by other taxiing aircraft N333BD while holding on taxiway for engine runup.