- Date
- December 23, 1973
- Place
- Stow, MA · STOW, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1607CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731223040189A
- Case key
- 187646
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3556 73/12/23 STOW,MASS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 575 TIME - 1500 N1607C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINUTEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,MASS STOW,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- FAILED TO NEGOTIATE TURN ON TAXIWAY TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY INTO DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1607C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minuteman
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1607C · 1
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