NYC74IN026

NTSB incident investigation · Lear 24 · Boston, MA · September 18, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1973
Place
Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7HALear 24
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187736

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0021  73/9/18    BOSTON,MASS         LEAR 24             CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8000
        TIME - 1200                    N7HA                PX-  0  0  1  SCHED PASSG SRV           TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                 GREEN BAY,WISC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           9                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- STRUCK TAXI WAY SIGN.A/C NOT EQUIPPED WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS.HEAVY RAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7HA
Reported as
Lear 24
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Logan Intl