- Date
- December 2, 1978
- Place
- Watertown, NY · WATERTOWN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781202042019A
- Case key
- 137954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4161 78/12/2 WATERTOWN,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 268 TIME - 1603 N7213F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.33%.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4161 78/12/2 WATERTOWN,NY DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1603 N59AN PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 35, 8673 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 4812 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,NY UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N59AN
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watertown Intl
N59ANRegistration cancelled May 24, 1989 · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERAirframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
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
- N7213F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watertown Intl
N7213FRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.