CHI79FEC10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Ypsilanti, MI · January 18, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1979
Place
Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5883FCessna 210
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790118001069A
Case key
137638

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0065  79/1/18    YPSILANTI,MI        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 3650
        TIME - 1714                    N5883F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1028 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YPSILANTI,MI                SALEM,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        REMARKS- CESSNA 411 N23RJ-SUB DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5883F
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Willow Run

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