NYC70AN078

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Jamaica, NY · January 26, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1970
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N982MAPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141410

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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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3-0087  70/1/26    JAMAICA,NY          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1950                    N982MA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 1890 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELMAR,NJ                   JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DRG TAXI TO GATE 7,ACFT HIT UNLIGHTED CONST BARRIER.PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO 707 PARKED AT GATE 5.

Aircraft

Registration
N982MA
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jf Kennedy