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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Elizabethton, TN · March 14, 1988

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Date
March 14, 1988 · 05:30 local
Place
Elizabethton, TN
Airport
Elizabethton Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7609X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88IA113
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total260 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N7609XRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2023 · Cessna 172BS/N 17248109Airframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Throttle set too high. Engine started by hand prop. Tail tiedown loosened. Aircraft rotated into parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THROTTLE SET TOO HIGH. ENGINE STARTED BY HAND PROP. TAIL TIEDOWN LOOSENED. AIRCRAFT ROTATED INTO 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.

NTSB ATL88IA113Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportElizabethton, TNDue to a low charge in the battery, the plt elected to start the eng by hand propping, so he could program the loran for a later flt. He began hand propping with the tail & left wing tied down. After the eng started, the tiedown for the tail pulled loose &…Mar 14, 1988 · Minor damage

Other reports on N7609X · 2

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

Accident 20220706012169ALanding: Touchdown · Silver Springs, NV[privacy data omitted]Engine had a partial or complete power loss, resulting in an emergency landing. As part of the landing sequence, the aircraft impacted vegetation and terrain on the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.Jul 6, 2022 · Substantial damageAccident 19730521011869ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Defuniak Spng, FLInto wind rwy avbl. Acft veered to r slightly then abruptly l.nose gr dug in soft sand.May 21, 1973 · Substantial damage