LAX66F0175

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hawthorne, CA · December 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1965
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5757WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174353

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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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3-3850   65/12/3   HAWTHORNE CALIF     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 2045                    N5757W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.PARKED AIRCRAFT MOONEY M20 N5212B.SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N5757W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hawthorne

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