- Date
- October 31, 1979
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2370HPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791031040479A
- Case key
- 133554
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2820 79/10/31 SAN JOSE,CA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 350 TIME - 1800 N2370H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA CRUZ,CA SAN JOSE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST REMARKS- STARTED CROSSING 500FT BEHIND PARKED BOEING 727 PSA FLT 566.PLT OF 727 ADDED PWR TO TAXI ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2370H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Jose Muni
N2370HRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2370H · 1
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