- Date
- April 28, 1975
- Place
- Stuart, FL · STUART, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7728JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149249
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1785 75/4/28 STUART,FL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2438 TIME - 1220 N7728J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1390 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WITHAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEWISTOWN,FL STUART,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- ACFT RT GR STRUCK HIDDEN CONCRETE WATER DRAIN WHILE TAXIING IN GRASS AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7728J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Witham Field
N7728JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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