- Date
- April 4, 1979
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N702HBTed Smith 600
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790404006429A
- Case key
- 137483
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0461 79/4/4 RICHMOND,VA TED SMITH 600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2994 TIME - 2227 N702HB PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD E.BYRD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH,NC RICHMOND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - RAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 310 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- INSTRUCTED TAXI ON UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY.WENT OFF R SIDE,HIT RWY SHOULDER.YELLOW CTRLINE ON TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N702HB
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richard E.Byrd
N702HBRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Smith AEROSTAR 600Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 600Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N702HB · 1
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