- Date
- September 29, 1978
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780929029952A19780929029951A
- Case key
- 138943
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2829 78/9/29 SANTA ROSA,CA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 4500 TIME - 1734 N5712Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2450 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2829 78/9/29 SANTA ROSA,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1734 N3758F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 47, 8415 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- BOTH ACFT CLEARED TO TAXI ON INTERSECTING TAXIWAYS.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3758F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Rosa
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
- N5712Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Santa Rosa
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.