- Date
- February 17, 1969
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8861UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191325
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0068 69/2/17 GRAND RAPIDS,MICH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 128 TIME - 1045 N8861U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY 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- STRUCK N5386R SUBS DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO N5988C. PLT HAND PROPPED ACFT,NO ONE AT CONTROLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8861U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kent County
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