# NTSB LAX78FUQ12: Downer 17-30, N4847V, Lancaster, CA, January 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0473  78/1/22    LANCASTER,CA        DOWNER 17-30        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 869
        TIME - 1225                    N4847V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN.WILLIAM J.FOX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                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)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- CESSNA 150,N7117S,SUBST DAMAGE,UNATTENDED.HAND PROP TO START,ROLLED INTO CESSNA.PAX DID NOT BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4847V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4847V), registered now, S/N 30102, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Gen.William J.Fox

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780122003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122003579A), Jan 22, 1978: Blanca 14193, Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Cessna 150,N7117S,subst damage,unattended. Hand prop to start,rollnto Cessna. Pax did not brake.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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