- Date
- December 15, 1967
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N680SAero Comdr 680
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4520 67/12/15 VAN NUYS,CALIF AERO COMDR 680 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 616 TIME - 1630 N680S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES REMARKS- STRUCK N8925J-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N680S
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
N680SRegistered now · Piper AEROSTAR 601PAirframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601PEngine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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