- Date
- August 2, 1970
- Place
- Lehighton, PA · LEHIGHTON, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N92518Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109160
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3057 70/8/2 LEHIGHTON,PA PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 261 TIME - 1545 N92518 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARBON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST PENN,PA LEHIGHTON,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- TAIL OFF GRND,TAXIING ON RWY TO TKOF POS.L QUARTERING TAIL WIND 10K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92518
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carbon County
N92518Registration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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