- Date
- September 4, 1971
- Place
- Blakesburg, IA · BLAKESBURG, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3805 71/9/4 BLAKESBURG,IOWA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 71 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N5712F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIQUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKWOOD,ILL BLAKESBURG,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN REMARKS- PA-28 WAS TURNING OFF RWY TO PARKING AREA. ANTIQUE AIRSHOW AT ARPT. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3805 71/9/4 BLAKESBURG,IOWA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N2517Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIQUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOOMFIELD,IOWA BLAKESBURG,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN REMARKS- C-172 LND FAST AND CLOSE BEHIND PA-28.TRIED TO GO TO R SIDE.PA-28 PROP CUT OFF 5 FT OF C-172 L WG.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2517Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Antique
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
- N5712F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Antique
N5712FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.