- Date
- January 13, 1978
- Place
- Arecibo, PR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5518ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780113002419A
- Case key
- 143329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0769 78/1/13 ARECIBO,PR PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N5518Z PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARECIBO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PONCE,PR RETURN ARECIBO,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY GRIPED FOR JAMMED THROTTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5518Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arecibo
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.