- Date
- November 16, 1969
- Place
- Burwell, NE · BURWELL, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N32843Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150924
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4452 69/11/16 BURWELL,NEBR PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1350 N32843 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLLIS RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURWELL,NEBR BURWELL,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: FROM LANDING NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ATTENTION DIVERTED BY PARKED TRUCK.HIT POLE NEAR HANGAR.NOSED OVER DUE TO HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32843
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bollis Ranch
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