- Date
- February 4, 1969
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8165XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191546
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0099 69/2/4 MELBOURNE,FLA CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N8165X PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 40, 2826 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TIEDOWN LINES SNAPPED REMARKS- INITIAL DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT,INSTRUCTOR HAND PROPPED THE ACFT.L WING OF N6621B DAMAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8165X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Melbourne
N8165XRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · Cessna 172BAirframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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