- Date
- May 8, 1977
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8685BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770508013619A
- Case key
- 158108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1207 77/5/8 INDIANAPOLIS,IN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 89 TOTAL TIME - 0900 N8685B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN GRIFFIN AP,IN 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- WIFE AT CTLS. HIT CESSNA 172 N9886V,SUBSTL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8685B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metropolitan
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.