MIA68F0250

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Marietta, GA · September 9, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1967
Place
Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N168TPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114256

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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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3-3296   67/9/9    MARIETTA,GA         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 320
        TIME - 1030                    N168T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- STRUCK CONCRETE ABUTMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N168T
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccollum

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