36.6219° N, 87.4149° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at OUTLAW FLD (CKV), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 30, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place
Clarksville, TN
Airport
Outlaw
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3676H
Reported as
Univar 415D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total60 in this make and model0 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 just purchased aircraft, attempted to start it. Unfamiliar with vernier throttle control, airplane got away.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT JUST PURCHASED AIRCRAFT, ATTEMPTED TO START IT. UNFAMILIAR WITH VERNIER THROTTLE CONTROL, AIRPLANE GOT AWAY.