- Date
- January 16, 1978
- Place
- Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780116004741A19780116004742A
- Case key
- 143398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0720 78/1/16 SAVANNAH,GA GRUMMAN AA1C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 436 TIME - 1112 N9723U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- A/C STRUCK BY OVERTAKING A/C ON TAXIWAY.DAM TO TAIL & PROP.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0720 78/1/16 SAVANNAH,GA BEECH D18 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3262 TIME - 1112 N1828D PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1341 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,GA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- OVERAN SMALLER A/C ON TAXIWAY.DAMAGE TO RT WING.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1828D
- Reported as
- Beech D18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Savanna Muni
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- Registration
- N9723U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Savanna Muni
N9723URegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.