Accident · 2025-12-11

NTSB case ERA26LA068 · PIPER PA-28-181 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-12-11
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
PIPER PA-28-181 (N620AC)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout while taxing, which resulted in the airplane striking a light pole.

Source: NTSB case ERA26LA068

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingFlight instructor / CommercialAirplane25Class 1 (2024-03-14)2,027.3 total · 768.8 in this make/model · 1,945.4 as PIC · 158.8 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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