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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Bay Minette, AL · August 31, 1981

Date
August 31, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Bay Minette, AL
Airport
Alabama
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7006A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKJ34
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental C145*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Left master switch on. Hand propped engine. Airplane ran into another aircraft N8310C when engine started.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MASTER SWITCH ON. HAND PROPPED ENGINE. AIRPLANE RAN INTO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT N8310C WHEN ENGINE STARTED.

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 N7006A · 1

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