- Date
- August 13, 1971
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8778YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163154
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3110 71/8/13 TUCSON,ARIZ PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 403 TIME - 1420 N8778Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 299 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,ARIZ PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DRG TAXI,MISSED TURN ENTRD SVCE RD.DIVERTED ATTN TO CHECKLIST,BOTH WINGS HIT 2 RD SIGNS 33FT APART
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8778Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tucson Intl
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