- Date
- October 22, 1977
- Place
- Saratoga Spngs, NY · SARATOGA SPNGS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N39783Lake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771022032149A
- Case key
- 145309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3183 77/10/22 SARATOGA SPNGS,NY LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1452 TIME - 1330 N39783 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARATOGA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARATOGA SPNGS,NY AMITYVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS REMARKS- N3501,SUBSTANTIAL DMG. PLT SEAT BACK FAILED, PLT UNABLE TO REACH BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39783
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saratoga County
FAA reports on this event · 1
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