- Date
- March 31, 1971
- Place
- Alcoa, TN · ALCOA, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9905DBeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2040 71/3/31 ALCOA,TENN BEECH K35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 857 TIME - 2330 N9905D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE-TYSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALCOA,TENN DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- NO ONE AT CTLS,NO CHOCKS BRAKES SET.PLT HAND-PROPPED ENG,STARTED,ROLLED FWD HIT SERVICE TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9905D
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcghee-Tyson
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