UNK64X0999

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · Austin, TX · March 21, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1964
Place
Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9983YChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184476

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0680  64/3/21    AUSTIN TEX          CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N9983Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMS AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT MOONEY 21 N6845U SUBST. DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9983Y
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tims Airpark

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.