Bellanca 14-13-2 N74457

Summary

On 22 September 1998 at about 22:30 local time, a Bellanca 14-13-2 registered N74457 was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 September 1998 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Rosa (STS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 14-13-2

Registration

N74457

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cloverdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX98LA303

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout during taxiing operations. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention while taxiing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot had just landed his airplane under daylight conditions and was taxiing to the parking area when the airplane struck an unoccupied truck, which was parked in a non-movement area of the airport. The pilot stated that there were no yellow center line markings painted on the taxiway. He said that his attention was directed at the hangar edges and he did not see the truck, which was parked, on the right side of the taxiway. The FAA measured the taxiway and noted that it was more than 60 feet wide, and the truck occupied less than 10 feet on the extreme right side of the taxiway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.