LAX67F0363

NTSB accident investigation · Piper L-4J · Santee, CA · April 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1967
Place
Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N68771Piper L-4JN8085BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117791

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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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2-0303   67/4/2    SANTEE,CALIF        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N8085B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 63, 12890 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            HOURS, 2103 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0303   67/4/2    SANTEE,CALIF        PIPER L-4J          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N68771              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1125 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N68771
Reported as
Piper L-4J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gillespie

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.

Registration
N8085B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gillespie

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.