MIA68F0459

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Arcadia, FL · March 17, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1968
Place
Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7166RPiper PA-28N7315XCessna 150B
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111092

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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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3-0713  68/3/17    ARCADIA,FLA         CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N7315X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  3                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCADIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N7166R LNDG RNWY 6 AND N7315X LNDG RNWY 13 COLLIDED AT INTERSECTION.UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.WIND VBL.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0713  68/3/17    ARCADIA,FLA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 235
        TIME - 1745                    N7166R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCADIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N7166R LNDG RNWY 6 AND N7315X LNDG RNWY 13 COLLIDED AT INTERSECTION.UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.WIND VBL.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N7166R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Arcadia

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.

Registration
N7315X
Reported as
Cessna 150B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Arcadia

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.