- Date
- August 13, 1979
- Place
- Erlanger, KY · ERLANGER, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5470TCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790813025519A
- Case key
- 134234
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2793 79/8/13 ERLANGER,KY CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 48 TOTAL TIME - 0915 N5470T PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERLANGER,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- PIC HAND PROPPED ENG DUE DISCHARGED BATTERY.PKG BRK DID NOT HOLD DUE MISADJ.SUB DAMAGE TO N4539X.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5470T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grtr Cincinnati
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5470T · 1
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