- Date
- September 10, 1975
- Place
- Greenwood, SC · GREENWOOD, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N59982Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750910040019A
- Case key
- 151403
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4003 75/9/10 GREENWOOD,SC PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2320 N59982 PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 30, 4345 TOTAL HOURS, 338 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENWOOD,SC FLORENCE,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- L WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK UNLIGHTED PARKING RAMP.MAIL FLT.ACFT MOVED TOWARD TRUCK DRG ENG START.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59982
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greenwood County
N59982Registered now · Piper PA-31-350Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.