- Date
- August 10, 1978
- Place
- Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N110SWCessna 421BN1663HPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780810033721A19780810033722A
- Case key
- 140177
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2529 78/8/10 CRYSTAL,MN PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 5500 TIME - 0740 N1663H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2529 78/8/10 CRYSTAL,MN CESSNA 421B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0740 N110SW PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 38, 5829 TOTAL HOURS, 27 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL,MN ROSEAU,MN 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 - SUNGLARE
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N110SW
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Crystal
- Registration
- N1663H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.