- Date
- March 21, 1975
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5241YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750321009089A
- Case key
- 146849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1002 75/3/21 OPA LOCKA,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2476 TIME - 1945 N5241Y PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL OPA LOCKA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI TO RAMP AFTER BRAKE FAILURE.FIRE OCCURRED WHEN WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5241Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka
N5241YRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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