- Date
- February 20, 1977
- Place
- Alma, MI · ALMA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7449DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770220002689A
- Case key
- 157573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0531 77/2/20 ALMA,MI PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 151 TIME - 1615 N7449D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRATIOT COMMUNITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALMA,MI ALMA,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- HAND PROPPED.PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7449D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gratiot Community
N7449DRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2008 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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