- Date
- April 12, 1975
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N137NBPitts Spcl S-1CN14BGPitts Spcl S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19750412007881A19750412007882A
- Case key
- 148595
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0828 75/4/12 APPLE VALLEY,CA PITTS SPCL S-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 4090 TIME - 1147 N14BG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLE VALLEY,CA LOCAL 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: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0828 75/4/12 APPLE VALLEY,CA PITTS SPCL S-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1147 N137NB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 6050 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLE VALLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- COLLIDED ON TAXIWAY 30FT WIDE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N137NB
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Apple Valley
- Registration
- N14BG
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Apple Valley
N14BGRegistered now · Garrett PITTS S1CAirframe modelGarrett PITTS S1CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.