- Date
- August 20, 1967
- Place
- Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9837XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2729 67/8/20 GLENDALE, ARIZ CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4600 TIME - 0800 N9837X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- ENG CAUGHT FIRE. NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AVAILABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9837X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Deer Valley
N9837XRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2019 · Cessna 185Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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