19731227041219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Merriman, NE · December 27, 1973

Date
December 27, 1973
Place
Merriman, NE
Airport
Shadbolt Ranch
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1418D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC74DCJ23
Reported as
Cessna 170A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
258 total246 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot deplaned to open gate,engine running. Pax inadvertently advanced throttle,aircaft hit fence.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPLANED TO OPEN GATE,ENGINE RUNNING.PAX INADVERTENTLY ADVANCED THROTTLE,AIRCAFT HIT FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.