- Date
- May 31, 1970
- Place
- Honesdale, PA · HONESDALE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N23686Taylorcraft BL-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2366 70/5/31 HONESDALE,PA TAYLORCRAFT BL-65 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N23686 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY RIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONESDALE,PA ALBANY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- HIT BEECH N37V APRX 350FT FRM RWY,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23686
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cherry Ridge
N23686Registered now · Taylorcraft BL-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BL-65Engine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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