- Date
- May 4, 1967
- Place
- Palm Sprgs., CA · PALM SPRGS., CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7561RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1423 67/5/4 PALM SPRGS.CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 14 TOTAL TIME - 0715 N7561R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PILOTS SEAT SLID FORWARD,PILOTS KNEE HIT THROTTLE,STRUCK N5906W,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7561R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Springs
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