ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361605
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1993 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Ellington Flying Club |
| Registration: | N3079M |
| MSN: | 28-7816336 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2181 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | League City, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAXI HIS AIRPLANE TO RUNWAY 13 FOR DEPARTURE AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WAS LOST AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE TAXIWAY AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TOWARD THE AIRPLANE. AS THE PILOT MOVED HIS AIRPLANE TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY, THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE LEFT WING WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME.
Probable Cause: VISUAL LOOKOUT NOT MAINTAINED BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. A FACTOR WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE BECOMING INADVERTENTLY LOST.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA218
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 2023 | N3079M | Eagle Flight Academy LLC | 2 | near Whitesville, KY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 20:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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