- Date
- January 2, 1971
- Place
- Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3698NMooney M20G
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0360 71/1/2 BELLE VERNON,PA MOONEY M20G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2300 N3698N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 38, 16501 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE VERNON,PA MONROEVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- NOT BRAKED OR CHOCKED.HAND PROPPED ON SNOW APRX 4IN DEEP,UN RESTRAIN ACFT.HIT CESSNA 150 N50823.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3698N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rostraver
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