- Date
- September 21, 1969
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159297
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2761 69/9/21 FITCHBURG,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 182 TIME - 1715 N6462R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FITCHBURG,MASS FITCHBURG,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- R WG TIP OF N6462R STRUCK L AILERON OF N292HA.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2761 69/9/21 FITCHBURG,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N292HA PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 39, 3743 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FITCHBURG,MASS FITCHBURG,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- R WG TIP OF N6462R STRUCK L AILERON OF N292HA.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N292HA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitchburg
N292HARegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2006 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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.
- Registration
- N6462R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitchburg
N6462RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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.
Other investigations on N292HA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.