20240314004569A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Crystal River, FL · March 14, 2024

Date
March 14, 2024 · 15:00 local
Place
Crystal River, FL
Airport
Crystal River-Capt Tom Davis F
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71093
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA142
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A-65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
207 total46 in this make and model18 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.

Pilot started the aircraft by spinning the prop. There was nobody riding brakes and the plane jumped chocks and ran into a parked aircraft causing damage to both aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT BY SPINNING THE PROP. THERE WAS NOBODY RIDING BRAKES AND THE PLANE JUMPED CHOCKS AND RAN INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH 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.