MKC71DCG44

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Joplin, MO · February 24, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1971
Place
Joplin, MO · JOPLIN, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7464JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160124

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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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3-0586  71/2/24    JOPLIN,MO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 395
        TIME - 0848                    N7464J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOPLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOPLIN,MO                   JEFFERSON CTY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STARTED ACFT WITH THROTTLE FULL IN.ACFT HIT N7931R,BEECH B35,SUB DMG,ALSO A PIPER PA23,MINOR DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N7464J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Joplin

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