- Date
- November 7, 1970
- Place
- College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1399VPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158889
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4295 70/11/7 COLLEGE PARK,MD PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 64 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N1399V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGE PARK,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT PIPER PA-28R,N3072R,MINOR DMG.PLT INADVERTENTLY HIT THROTTLE WHILE BOARDING AFT PROPPING ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1399V
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- College Park
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