MIA77DLD45

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Cedar Key, FL · April 3, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1977
Place
Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5398FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770403006439A
Case key
158034

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0926   77/4/3    CEDAR KEY,FL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 15000
        TIME - 1930                    N5398F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR KEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR KEY,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- ACFT STOPPED ON TAXIWAY WITH LANDING LIGHT ON, CAR COLLIDED WITH ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5398F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cedar Key

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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