- Date
- January 20, 1978
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780120002432A19780120002431A
- Case key
- 143781
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0208 78/1/20 VAN NUYS,CA GREAT LAKES 2T-1A2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1215 N3775F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 39, 4100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,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 REMARKS- TAXI COLLISION WHILE ONE ACFT WAS WAITING TO TAKE OFF AND OTHER WAS RETURNING TO PARKING AREA.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0208 78/1/20 VAN NUYS,CA BEECH B19 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1215 N18966 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 30, 1900 TOTAL HOURS, ALL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA 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 REMARKS- TAXI COLLISION THIS ACFT WAITING TO TAKEOFF OTHER ACFT TAXIED INTO EMMPENAGE WHILE RTNG TO PRK ARA
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N18966
- Reported as
- Beech B19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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
- N3775F
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
N3775FRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.