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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm GA-7 · Covington, LA · August 20, 1984

Date: August 20, 1984 · 09:00 local
Place: Covington, LA
Airport: Covington
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N718GA
Reported as: Gulstm GA7
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total30 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N718GARegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2003 · Grumman American Avn. GA-7S/N GA7-0018 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. GA-7 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Hand propped engine. Passenger instructed to have feet on brakes. Started forward. Turned left. Hit another plane.

As the FAA filed it

HAND PROPPED ENGINE. PASSENGER INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FEET ON BRAKES. STARTED FORWARD. TURNED LEFT. HIT ANOTHER PLANE.

Other reports on N718GA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19871008059429ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Covington, LAToo fast on landing. Left brake weak. Ran off departure end of runway into trees. Aircraft annual and bfr outdated.Oct 8, 1987 · Substantial damage