- Date
- August 19, 1977
- Place
- S.Luis Obispo, CA · S.LUIS OBISPO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2278APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770819024189A
- Case key
- 146710
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1841 77/8/19 S.LUIS OBISPO,CA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE TIME - 0730 N2278A PX- 0 0 0 OTHER UNK/NR, 4 TOTAL HOURS, 0 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION S.LUIS OBISPO,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2278A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Luis Obispo
N2278ARegistered now · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.