NYC67D0558

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Fairfield, NJ · March 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1967
Place
Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7970LBeech A23
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118115

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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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3-0783  67/3/12    FAIRFIELD,NJ        BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7970L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT N6656B. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7970L
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Caldwell-Wright

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.