What happened
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Pilot hand propped aircraft, throttle highrpm, came loose from tie down, made wide right circle, hit plane. (-23) on Wednesday, may 1, 1996, at 12:15 CST, an Aeronca 7AC, N351T, registered to william l. henry of little rock, AR, collided with a parked Cessna 152, N6127P, registered to searcy aviation, following a hand propping by the Aeronca pilot, Mr. Russell wood, in preparation for a cross country flight from Grider Field in Pine Bluff, AR. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Both aircraft received substantial damage. There were no injuries since neither aircraft was occupied at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT, THROTTLE HIGHRPM, CAME LOOSE FROM TIE DOWN, MADE WIDE RIGHT CIRCLE, HIT PLANE. (-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1996, AT 12:15 CST, AN AERONCA 7AC, N351T, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM L. HENRY OF LITTLE ROCK, AR, COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CESSNA 152, N6127P, REGISTERED TO SEARCY AVIATION, FOLLOWING A HAND PROPPING BY THE AERONCA PILOT, MR. RUSSELL WOOD, IN PREPARATION FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM GRIDER FIELD IN PINE BLUFF, AR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SINCE NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
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