- Date
- March 9, 1980
- Place
- Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5175KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800309005389A
- Case key
- 131785
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0293 80/3/9 CALEXICO,CA NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 3955 TIME - 1210 N5175K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2096 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRAWLEY,CA RETURN CALEXICO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES REMARKS- STARTED ENG W FULL THROTTLE.ACFT MOVED BFR PLT COULD STOP ENG.HIT CESSNA 177,N34924 & FUEL TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5175K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
N5175KRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2013 · Navion NAVION BAirframe modelNavion NAVION BEngine modelContinental I0-470 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.
Other investigations on N5175K · 1
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