LAX66F0238

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Los Angeles, CA · February 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1966
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N103MCPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173663

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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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3-0112  66/2/12    LOS ANGELES CALIF   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N103MC              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 39, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            495 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- PILOT AND DRIVER OF TRUCK FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID THE OTHER

Aircraft

Registration
N103MC
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles

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.