- Date
- January 25, 1964
- Place
- Hawthorn, CA · HAWTHORN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N78532Piper PA12
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185666
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0235 64/1/25 HAWTHORN CALIF PIPER PA12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 731 TIME - 1800 N78532 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 683 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT, CESSNA 140, N89236, SUB DAMAGE.PILOT OF N89236 FAILED TO TURN ON AIRCRAFT LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78532
- Reported as
- Piper PA12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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