- Date
- August 5, 1978
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6291APiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780805038939A
- Case key
- 139942
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3813 78/8/5 EDEN PRAIRIE,MN PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1150 N6291A PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- COLLIDED W/REFUELING TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6291A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Cloud
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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