- Date
- June 21, 1965
- Place
- Valpariso, IN · VALPARISO, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2718MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1703 65/6/21 VALPARISO IND PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2020 N2718M PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AUTOMOBILE PARKED IN AREA RESTRICTED TO AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2718M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Porter County
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