- Date
- March 9, 1970
- Place
- Athens, TN · ATHENS, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6431FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1149 70/3/9 ATHENS,TENN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 488 TIME - 1040 N6431F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 272 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATHENS,TENN MADISONVILLE,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT SAID ENG REVVED UP AS HE KICKED CHOCK AWAY AFTER HAND PROPPING ACFT. HIT FUEL PUMPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6431F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mcminn County
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