- Date
- September 23, 1973
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3777TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730923033409A
- Case key
- 188181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3349 73/9/23 CEDAR KEY,FLA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 850 TIME - 1030 N3777T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGE T LEWIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR KEY,FLA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- TAXIING ON TO RWY 5 L WHEEL DROPPED INTO A CULVERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3777T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- George T Lewis
N3777TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.