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FAA incident report · Boeing PT17 · Pacoima, CA · August 15, 1978

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

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Date
August 15, 1978 · 07:50 local
Place
Pacoima, CA
Airport
Hiteman
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N63588
Reported as
Boeing PT17
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total450 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N63588Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-8024 · Built 1943Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental R670-SERIES seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine kicked back while being hand-propped. Pilot was eriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE KICKED BACK WHILE BEING HAND-PROPPED. PILOT WAS ERIOUSLY INJURED.