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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177A · St Simons Islan, GA · March 14, 1981

Date
March 14, 1981 · 13:35 local
Place
St Simons Islan, GA
Airport
Malcolm-Mckinnon
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30415
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLA03
Reported as
Cessna 177A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
109 total32 in this make and model29 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.

Hand-propped engine with airplane unattended, brake on, throttle open. Engine started. Airplane hit parked aircraft

As the FAA filed it

HAND-PROPPED ENGINE WITH AIRPLANE UNATTENDED, BRAKE ON, THROTTLE OPEN. ENGINE STARTED. AIRPLANE HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

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