- Date
- September 18, 1972
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8490RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168271
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3577 72/9/18 PORTLAND,OREG PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 215 TIME - 1800 N8490R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,OREG EUGENE,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ATMTG TO FREE ENTANGLED HEADSET FRM REAR SEAT.SUBST DMG TO N5432R & N30824.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8490R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portland Intl
N8490RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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