# NTSB LAX79DA071: Cessna TP206C, N630WE, San Jose, CA, August 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1979
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2784  79/8/30    SAN JOSE,CA         CESSNA TP206C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8393
        TIME - 1100                    N630WE              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 819 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPING,MAGS INADVTLY LEFT ON.HIT HANGAR,TRUCK,SABERLINER N73HP,MINOR DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N630WE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630WE-2010-11-08), registration cancelled 2010-11-08, S/N U20604141, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TP206C
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Jose Muni

## 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 19790830034509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830034509A), Aug 30, 1979: Cessna TP206C, San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to handprop the aircraft because the starter would not work. Engine started. Aircraft hit hangar.

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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