- Date
- December 7, 1979
- Place
- La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N739JXCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791207035699A
- Case key
- 132715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3759 79/12/7 LA VERNE,CA CESSNA 172N CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 311 TIME - 1915 N739JX PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA VERNE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC REMARKS- STARTER FAILED TO ENGAGE.PLT STRUCK BY PROP AS HE MOVED IT BY HAND.IGNITION SW CHECKED NORMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739JX
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Brackett
N739JXRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.