- Date
- April 16, 1978
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780416012871A19780416012872A
- Case key
- 142442
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1153 78/4/16 PHOENIX,AZ AMER AVCO AA-1C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1235 N9704U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 795 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 73 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1153 78/4/16 PHOENIX,AZ CITABRIA 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 471 TIME - 1235 N36414 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ 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 REMARKS- N97044,GRUMMAN WAS IN RUN UP AREA.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N36414
- Reported as
- Citabria 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deer Valley
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
- N9704U
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Deer Valley
N9704URegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-235 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.