ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385623
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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 2001 |
| Time: | 15:35 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Francis Fessler |
| Registration: | N4326H |
| MSN: | 24-0707 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3950 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A3BB0 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA (FUL/KFUL) |
| Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During taxi the airplane collided with a pole. The fixed based operator (FBO) stated that the aircraft was behind the "follow me" golf cart and passed through an opening between a parked aircraft and a metal pole. The total distance betwen the parked aircraft and the pole was measured at 78 feet, and the wing span on the accident aircraft was measured at 35 feet. The pilot stated while taxiing behind the "follow me" golf cart he was distracted by ground control who was trying to provide him with a telephone number to contact tower after securing his aircraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadaquate visual lookout and failure to maintain proper clearance from an object. A factor was the pilot's distraction by a conversation with ground control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA246
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 December 2010 | N4326H | Private | 0 | Chino Airport (KCNO), California | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 06:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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