- Date
- April 29, 1973
- Place
- Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19730429010112A19730429010111A
- Case key
- 190447
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1309 73/4/29 POTTSTOWN,PA MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 597 TIME - 1700 N9450V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,NJ POTTSTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L OFF RWY HIT CESSNA N34231 ON GRASS TAXIWAY,BOTH ACFT SUB DMGD.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1309 73/4/29 POTTSTOWN,PA CESSNA 177B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 240 TIME - 1700 N34231 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP POTTSTOWN,PA POTTSTOWN,PA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CESSNA WAS STOPPED ON TAXIWAY STRUCK BY MOONEY N9450V.BOTH ACFT SUB DMGD.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N34231
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pottstown
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
- N9450V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pottstown
N9450VRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.