- Date
- July 8, 1979
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19790708024942A19790708024941A
- Case key
- 134723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2165 79/7/8 FLUSHING,NY N-AMERICAN SNJ-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2015 N52033 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING 34, 5380 TOTAL HOURS, 260 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUSHING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLUSHING,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- #4 OF FLT OF 5 SNJ'S TAXIING TO PARKING.PROP BLAST BLEW DIRT ACROSS PATH OBSCURING PA-23.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2165 79/7/8 FLUSHING,NY PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2015 N5035Y PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 21, 2100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 103 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUSHING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BLOCK ISLAND,RI BLOCK ISLAND,RI FLUSHING,NY 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
- N5035Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flushing
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
- N52033
- Reported as
- N-American SNJ-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Flushing
N52033Registration cancelled Feb 18, 2009 · North American SNJ-2Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-2Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.