- Date
- July 4, 1964
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N75766Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183250
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1919 64/7/4 HOUSTON TEX PIPER J3C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 137 TIME - 1200 N75766 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL ATTACHING LUGS FAILED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PARKED AIRCRAFT DC-6 N37567.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75766
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Houston Intl
N75766Registration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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