- Date
- March 20, 1975
- Place
- Bayou La Barte, AL · BAYOU LA BARTE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6432KRepublic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750320006139A
- Case key
- 148284
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0656 75/3/20 BAYOU LA BARTE,AL REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1952 TIME - 0920 N6432K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAINT ELM0 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAYOU LA BARTE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED INTO TELEPHONE POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6432K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saint Elm0
N6432KRegistered now · Republic RC-3Airframe modelRepublic RC-3Engine modelContinental I0-470 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.