- Date
- September 10, 1978
- Place
- West Milford, NJ · WEST MILFORD, NJ
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780910032671A19780910032672A
- Case key
- 139793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2964 78/9/10 WEST MILFORD,NJ PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 705 TIME - 1115 N92128 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MILFORD,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2964 78/9/10 WEST MILFORD,NJ CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 700 TIME - 1115 N5459Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 292 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MORRISTOWN,NJ RETURN WEST MILFORD,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ACFT TAXIED FM HOLD LINE ON TAXIWAY FORWARD WITHIN RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5459Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greenwood Lake
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
- N92128
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greenwood Lake
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5459Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.