- Date
- September 9, 1971
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163496
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2219 71/9/9 FITCHBURG,MASS CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N50237 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 2600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FITCHBURG,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- C-150 TIE DOWN AREA ABOUT 3 INCHES BELOW TAXIWAY LIP. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2219 71/9/9 FITCHBURG,MASS PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N294HA PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 61, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FITCHBURG,MASS BOSTON,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED REMARKS- PA-32 ON TAXIWAY. C-150 TAXIED FROM TIE DOWN AREA ONTO TAXIWAY.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N294HA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Fitchburg
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
- N50237
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitchburg
N50237Registration cancelled Jun 8, 2023 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 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.
Other investigations on N294HA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.