DIA68D0221

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Woodbridge, VA · May 8, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1968
Place
Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N73019Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110742

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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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3-1106   68/5/8    WOODBRIDGE,VA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N73019              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- HAND STARTED ACFT WITH THROTTLE SET IN ADVANCED POSITION.ACFT RAN AWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N73019
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Woodbridge

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