- Date
- August 18, 1972
- Place
- Shelbyville, IN · SHELBYVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N46706Ryan ST-3KR
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167934
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2985 72/8/18 SHELBYVILLE,IND RYAN ST-3KR CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 325 TIME - 1000 N46706 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELBYVILLE,IND ROCKTON,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY REMARKS- PLTS WIFE AT CNTRLS.PLT TURNED PROP WITHOUT ASSURING IGNITION SWITCH TURNED TO OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46706
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Shelbyville
N46706Registration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KREngine modelKinner R5 series
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