LAX66D0115

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A45 · Santa Ana, CA · September 10, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1965
Place
Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N68628Beechcraft A45
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175603

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2777  65/9/10    SANTA ANA CALIF     BEECHCRAFT A45      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 170
        TIME - 1338                    N68628              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT MOONEY M21 N8117F SUBST. DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N68628
Reported as
Beechcraft A45
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Orange County

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.