- Date
- July 19, 1976
- Place
- Rehoboth Beach, DE · REHOBOTH BEACH, DE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19760719027732A19760719027731A
- Case key
- 154287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1924 76/7/19 REHOBOTH BEACH,DE GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1850 TIME - 1040 N670U PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 1 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REHOBOTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAGNOLIA,DE REHOBOTH BEACH,DE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- R TURN TO BASE LEG ABT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF A MILE S OF THE RWY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1924 76/7/19 REHOBOTH BEACH,DE PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1000 TIME - 1040 N4833Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REHOBOTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA REHOBOTH BEACH,DE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- AG CAT IN A TURN STRUCK R WING OF PIPER COLT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4833Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rehoboth
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
- N670U
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rehoboth
N670URegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.