LAX67D0080

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Santa Ana, CA · August 7, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1966
Place
Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9670DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178734

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2862   66/8/7    SANTA ANA CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 520
        TIME - 0220                    N9670D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT-NAVION A N8647H SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT CHECKING INSTRUMENTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9670D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
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.