- Date
- May 29, 1981
- Place
- Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2376TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810529030139A
- Case key
- 125729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1576 81/5/29 COALINGA,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 403 TIME - 2300 N2376T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIS RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COALINGA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- WHILE TAXIING DWN RWY AT NGT,DID NOT SEE THE END UNTIL TOO LATE TO STOP.NO END LGTS OR REFLECTORS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2376T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harris Ranch
N2376TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.