- Date
- November 3, 1974
- Place
- Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N54385Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741103040139A
- Case key
- 144981
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4114 74/11/3 MATTITUCK,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 207 TIME - 1020 N54385 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKHAVEN,NY MATTITUCK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- RIGHT WING STRUCK FENCE POST WHILE TAXIING FROM ACTIVE RUNWAY TO RECHECK WEATHER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54385
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mattituck
N54385Registered now · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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