- Date
- March 20, 1973
- Place
- Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N501BJCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730320004209A
- Case key
- 169837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0467 73/3/20 MORRISVILLE,NC CESSNA 401A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1430 N501BJ PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 41, 2531 TOTAL HOURS, 305 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC MORRISVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- L WING TIP TANK HIT CORNER OF METAL HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501BJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Raleigh-Durham
N501BJRegistration cancelled May 18, 2023 · Cessna 401AAirframe modelCessna 401AEngine modelContinental IO-520 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.