- Date
- April 22, 1979
- Place
- Lancaster, PA · LANCASTER, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N331TPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790422009849A
- Case key
- 136281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1105 79/4/22 LANCASTER,PA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 280 TIME - 1810 N331T PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCASTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N331T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lancaster
N331TRegistered now · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIALAirframe modelPiper PA-18-105 SPECIALEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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