- Date
- May 7, 1966
- Place
- Darlington, SC · DARLINGTON, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2595VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0125 66/5/7 DARLINGTON SC CESSNA 170 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1300 N2595V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DARLINGTON COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OPEN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES REMARKS- LEFT MAGNETO SWITCH FIBRE ROTOR CONTACT POINTS WORN DID NOT GROUND WHEN SWITCH IN OFF POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2595V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Darlington County
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