- Date
- January 17, 1970
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9423JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0307 70/1/17 MUSKEGON,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 924 TIME - 1415 N9423J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 845 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSKEGON,MICH ALPENA,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- SUB DAMAGE TO PARKED FUEL TRUCK.HAND PROPPED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9423J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Muskegon
N9423JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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