# NTSB ATL81FKJ34: Cessna 172, N7006A, Bay Minette, AL, August 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1981
- Place: Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Location: 30.8906° N, 87.7935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay Minette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8906&lon=-87.7935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7006A), registered now, S/N 29106, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bay Minette Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810831058489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831058489A), Aug 31, 1981: Cessna 172, Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage. Left master switch on. Hand propped engine. Airplane ran into another aircraft N8310C when engine started.

## Other investigations on N7006A (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA101), Aug 2, 2001: Cessna 172 (N7006A), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the pilot induced porpoise.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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