- Date
- July 30, 1970
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4311 70/7/30 SANTA ANA,CALIF PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 910 TIME - 0555 N3839T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA ANA,CALIF SAN QUINTIN,MEX TIAJUANA,MEX 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- TAXIING N ON TWY,TURNED R INTO RUNUP AREA,SAW GLINT OF PROP IN SUN,APPLIED BRAKES.HIT N3803S.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4311 70/7/30 SANTA ANA,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5510 TIME - 0555 N3803S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 535 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- OBSRVD N3839T APCHG RUNUP AREA,DELAYED ENG RUNUP.DUCKED DOWN,COVERED FACE PRIOR COLLISION.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3803S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- 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.
- Registration
- N3839T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange County
N3839TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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.
Other investigations on N3803S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.