MKC69F0280

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Beach, ND · October 19, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1968
Place
Beach, ND · BEACH, ND
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3191MPiper PA-12N5088BBeech F35
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107480

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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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3-3961  68/10/19   BEACH,N DAK         BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 500
        TIME - 1100                    N5088B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION BETWEEN RNWYS BY BUILDINGS AND TREES.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3961  68/10/19   BEACH,N DAK         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 184
        TIME - 1100                    N3191M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT.PIPER N3191M STRUCK BY BEECH N5088B AT INTERSECTION OF RNWYS 24 AND 30.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3191M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beach

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N5088B
Reported as
Beech F35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beach

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.