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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TP206C · San Jose, CA · August 30, 1979

Date
August 30, 1979 · 10:25 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N630WE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DA071
Reported as
Cessna TP206C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,393 total819 in this make and model204 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 attempted to handprop the aircraft because the starter would not work. Engine started. Aircraft hit hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HANDPROP THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE THE STARTER WOULD NOT WORK. ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT HIT HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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