- Date
- March 3, 1979
- Place
- Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2434PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790303004029A
- Case key
- 137383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0445 79/3/3 NIAGARA FALLS,NY PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 119 TIME - 1330 N2434P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLONIAL VILLAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NIAGARA FALLS,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- MUDDY GRASS STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2434P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Colonial Village
N2434PRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2019 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine 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.