NONE · PIPER J3C-65 · 2015-05-03 · De Kalb, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN15CA223
Event ID
20150506X44421
Type
Accident
Date
2015-05-03
Location
De Kalb, IL, USA
Coordinates
41.933887, -88.705558
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
J3C-65
Registration
N98656
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of positional awareness while taxiing, resulting in a collision with a parked and unoccupied airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's difficulty seeing over the nose of the airplane, his preoccupation with trying to control the airplane in the wind, and his minimal experience in the airplane.