- Date
- August 26, 1966
- Place
- Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2315JBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121611
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2331 66/8/26 NEWPORT NEWS VA BEECH 23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 730 TIME - 0930 N2315J PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PATRICK HENRY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED INTO CHUCK HOLE CONCEALED BY GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2315J
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Patrick Henry
N2315JRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Beech 23Airframe modelBeech 23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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