19790517016239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Bellevue, WA · May 17, 1979

Date
May 17, 1979 · 16:25 local
Place
Bellevue, WA
Airport
Bellevue
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4903C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYE22
Reported as
Cessna 185
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
688 total385 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft started while turning prop. Pilot unable to stop acft, hit hangar. Pilot left one mag hot.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT STARTED WHILE TURNING PROP. PILOT UNABLE TO STOP ACFT, HIT HANGAR. PILOT LEFT ONE MAG HOT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4903C · 1

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