- Date
- October 17, 1965
- Place
- Aliceville, AL · ALICEVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8385BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3538 65/10/17 ALICEVILLE ALA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1525 TIME - 2000 N8385B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.PARKED AIRCRAFT BEECHCRAFT M-23 N2345L SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.HAND PROPPED ENGINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8385B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downer
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