MIA68F0189

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · West Columbia, SC · April 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1967
Place
West Columbia, SC · WEST COLUMBIA, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5880ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117329

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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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3-2683   67/4/7    WEST COLUMBIA,SC    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1455                    N5880Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT TAXIED BEHIND DC6 WAITING TAKE-OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N5880Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbia

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.