- Date
- December 2, 1972
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5311Pitts SpcialN5947UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169771
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4132 72/12/2 MELBOURNE,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 35 TOTAL TIME - 1235 N5947U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE KENNEDY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA MELBOURNE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ACFT STOPPED BEHIND OTR ACFT WAITING TO CROSS RWY HIT BY N5311 BENT ELEV.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4132 72/12/2 MELBOURNE,FLA PITTS SPCIAL CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1580 TIME - 1235 N5311 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE KENNEDY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MELBOURNE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- TAXIED INTO REAR OF N5947U CHEROKEE SUB DMGD.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5311
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcial
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Cape Kennedy
N5311Registered now · Shull/Pitts Special S1CAirframe modelShull/Pitts Special S1CEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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
- N5947U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cape Kennedy