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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Bay Minette, AL · August 31, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1981
Place
Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7006ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810831058489A
Case key
124656

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2048  81/8/31    BAY MINETTE,AL      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1000                    N7006A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY MINETTE,AL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BATTERY DEAD,PLT STARTED ENG BY HAND PROPPING.ACFT MOVED FWD & STRUCK PIPER PA-28R,N8310C.

Aircraft

Registration
N7006A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bay Minette Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7006A · 1

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