- Date
- July 9, 1966
- Place
- Hopewell, VA · HOPEWELL, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6506QAlon A-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170981
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1947 66/7/9 HOPEWELL VA ALON A-2 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N6506Q PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEWELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PILOT USED EXCESSIVE POWER DURING TAXI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6506Q
- Reported as
- Alon A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopewell
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