- Date
- June 8, 1979
- Place
- Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2637UCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790608013229A
- Case key
- 135644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1239 79/6/8 PINE BLUFF,AR CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 154 TIME - 0900 N2637U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINE BLUFF,AR ROCHDALE,MS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PLT HANDPROPPED ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2637U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grider Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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