- Date
- March 4, 1977
- Place
- Crestview, FL · CRESTVIEW, FL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N76APPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770304005109A
- Case key
- 157519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0739 77/3/4 CRESTVIEW,FL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4500 TIME - 2318 N76AP PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOB SIKES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FL CRESTVIEW,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING REMARKS- FOUR TAXIWAY LIGHTS INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76AP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bob Sikes
N76APRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Piper PA-32R-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine 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.
Other investigations on N76AP · 1
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