FTW73FRG89

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · New Braunfels, TX · June 4, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1973
Place
New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N2593DCessna 170
Status
Completed · report May 31, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730604013439A
Case key
189832

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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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3-4147   73/6/4    NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX   CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 7245
        TIME - 0630                    N2593D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BRAUNFELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX           MCALLEN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- SPECTATOR WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP

Aircraft

Registration
N2593D
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
New Braunfels

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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.

Other investigations on N2593D · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.