- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Ottumwa, IA · OTTUMWA, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157917
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2487 69/8/30 OTTUMWA,IOWA MEYERS OTW CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4010 TIME - 1630 N26487 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTUMWA INDUSTRIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTTUMWA,IOWA OTTUMWA,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- N26487 STRUCK REAR OF N18252. ANTIQUE FLY-IN. TRAFFIC CNTRL WAS BY FLAGMAN.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2487 69/8/30 OTTUMWA,IOWA ROSE A-M A-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 400 TIME - 1630 N18252 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTUMWA INDUSTRIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTTUMWA,IOWA OTTUMWA,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- N26487 STRUCK REAR OF N18252. ANTIQUE FLY-IN. TRAFFIC CNTRL WAS BY FLAGMAN.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N18252
- Reported as
- Rose A-M A-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ottumwa Industria
N18252Registered now · Rose PARRAKEET A-1Airframe modelRose PARRAKEET A-1Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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
- N26487
- Reported as
- Meyers OTW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ottumwa Industria
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.