- Date
- January 17, 1966
- Place
- San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N420RJBeechcraft C45H
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0030 66/1/17 SAN FRANCISCO CAL BEECHCRAFT C45H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N420RJ PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC AGE 39, 8200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.PILOT FAILED TO STAY ON TAXIWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N420RJ
- Reported as
- Beechcraft C45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Francisco
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