- Date
- October 17, 1973
- Place
- Pittstown, NJ · PITTSTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19731017032662A19731017032661A
- Case key
- 187711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4150 73/10/17 PITTSTOWN,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 371 TIME - 1015 N3581K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSTOWN,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TREES ALONG RWY 31 OBSTRUCTED PILOTS VIEW OF APCH PATH.UNICOM NOT MANNED.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4150 73/10/17 PITTSTOWN,NJ CESSNA 206A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1300 TIME - 1015 N4639F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 352 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED HOOK,NY PITTSTOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LNDG RWY 31.COLLIDED WITH N3581K DEPARTING RWY 25.SAW OTR ACFT,SLOW INITIATING GO-ARND.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4639F
- Reported as
- Cessna 206A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Alexandria
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
- N3581K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alexandria
N3581KRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.