- Date
- May 10, 1966
- Place
- Leesburg, FL · LEESBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8830TCessna 182C
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1198 66/5/10 LEESBURG,FLA CESSNA 182C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2000 TIME - 1930 N8830T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEESBURG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES REMARKS- PLT REQUESTED INEXPERIENCED PAX TO HAND PROP ENG FOR STARTING. PROP STRUCK PAX. ACFT BTRY DEAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8830T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Leesburg
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