LAX74IL065

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC3C · Imperial, CA · March 29, 1974

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 29, 1974
Place
Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
Injuries
23 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N190BBDouglas DC3C
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173508

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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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5-0008  74/3/29    IMPERIAL,CALIF      DOUGLAS DC3C        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0800                    N190BB              PX-  0  0 21  OTHER PUBLIC              51, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 312
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         IMPERIAL,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT TAIL HIT SIGN,DMGD 3 AUTOMOBILES.PARKING AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N190BB
Reported as
Douglas DC3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Imperial 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.