ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217217
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| Date: | Sunday 31 July 1994 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2368M |
| MSN: | 12-1500 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3183 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newberg, OR |
| Independence, OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE FLOAT PLANE STATED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE, HE WAS MAKING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON A RIVER. A LANDING WAS MADE AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE AREA OF A FERRY TERMINAL, WHICH HAD SWIMMERS AND BOATING NEARBY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO STEP TAXI THE FLOAT PLANE THROUGH THE AREA. JUST PAST THE FERRY TERMINAL, THE FLOAT PLANE HIT A CANOE WITH 2 ADULTS AND 2 CHILDREN THAT WAS MOVING PARALLEL WITH THE RIVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEVER SAW THE CANOE, AND THAT WHEN HE FELT A BUMP, HE THOUGHT THAT A FLOAT HAD COLLIDED WITH A ROCK. THE 2 ADULTS IN THE BOAT WERE FATALLY INJURED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OCCUPIED CANOE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001206X01865&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 July 1983 | N2368M | Greg Windsor | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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| 9 May 2004 | N2368M | Private | 0 | Hartford, WI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Nov-2018 20:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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