LAX68D0143

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Helendale, CA · September 28, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1967
Place
Helendale, CA · HELENDALE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N89567Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113831

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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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3-3571  67/9/28    HELENDALE,CALIF     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 512
        TIME - 1645                    N89567              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N89567
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Helendale

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.