- Date
- April 29, 1969
- Place
- Pittsfield, MA · PITTSFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N31101Piper J3L-65
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1418 69/4/29 PITTSFIELD,MASS PIPER J3L-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0610 N31101 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 46, 325 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 35 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT UNAWARE OF ACFT PROXIMITY TO GAS PUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31101
- Reported as
- Piper J3L-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pittsfield
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