MIA79DLA23

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Tallahassee, FL · March 16, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1979
Place
Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8470FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790316004799A
Case key
137181

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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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3-1820  79/3/16    TALLAHASSEE,FL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 186
        TIME - 1430                    N8470F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             TALLAHASSEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
        REMARKS- N13407 MINOR DAMAGE.LINEMAN DIRECTING ACFT TO PARKING SPOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8470F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tallahassee Muni

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Other investigations on N8470F · 1

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