- Date
- February 27, 1971
- Place
- Skaneateles, NY · SKANEATELES, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5563UPiper PA-28N8706RSmith Mini
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160863
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1713 71/2/27 SKANEATELES,NY SMITH MINI CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3200 TIME - 1630 N8706R PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKANEATELES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKANEATELES,NY LOCAL TAXI TEST TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- TAXI TEST,BRAKES,ON RWY.OTR ACFT PAINTED WHITE.BRIGHT SUN,SNOW ON GND.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1713 71/2/27 SKANEATELES,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N5563U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKANEATELES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKANEATELES,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- UNABLE TO VEER OFF RWY,SNOWBANKS
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5563U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Skaneateles
N5563URegistered 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.
- Registration
- N8706R
- Reported as
- Smith Mini
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skaneateles