- Date
- May 29, 1981
- Place
- Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2379GPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810529038669A
- Case key
- 125192
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2160 81/5/29 PANAMA CITY,FL PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 142 TIME - 1300 N2379G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PANAMA CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2379G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Panama City
N2379GRegistered now · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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