NYC66D0550

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Buffalo, NY · March 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 4, 1966
Place
Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5784WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173108

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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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3-0496   66/3/4    BUFFALO NY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 285
        TIME - 0904                    N5784W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STOPPED PRIOR TO COLLISION.DRIVER OF VEHICLE FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N5784W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buffalo

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