MIA67F0373

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Greenville, SC · December 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 19, 1966
Place
Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8147YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119853

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4041  66/12/19   GREENVILLE SC       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 6000
        TIME - 1600                    N8147Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAXIIED INTO A HOLE. AREA NOT ORDINARILY USED AS A TAXI AREA

Aircraft

Registration
N8147Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greenville Muni.

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.