- Date
- April 6, 1973
- Place
- Millbrae, CA · MILLBRAE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N824APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730406008169A
- Case key
- 170691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0768 73/4/6 MILLBRAE,CALIF PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 754 TIME - 1800 N824A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 534 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF MONTEREY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 56 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 11 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PRIOR TO TAXI,ATIS GAVE WIND 300DEG AT 10KT.DURG 20 MIN WAIT FOR TKOF WIND INCRD WITH GUSTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N824A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Francisco
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N824A · 1
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