- Date
- August 17, 1973
- Place
- Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7876YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730817025319A
- Case key
- 189015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2768 73/8/17 KANSAS CITY,MO PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1650 N7876Y PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 31, 8943 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1730 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO CHILLICOTHE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- TAXYING ON ROAD TO RAMP.R WG HIT SIGN POST.TWR CLRD PLT TO TAXI AT OWN DISCRETION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7876Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kansas City Intl
N7876YRegistration cancelled Jan 28, 2003 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.