- Date
- October 18, 1970
- Place
- Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3720TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159065
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4041 70/10/18 AMBLER,PA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 174 TIME - 1745 N3720T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMBLER,PA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- PARKED ACFT BOTH SIDES TWY.ADJUSTG PANEL LITES.HIT BONANZA N706CM,DMG MINOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3720T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wings Field
N3720TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 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.