MIA71DLA31

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Pensacola, FL · January 26, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1971
Place
Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8436WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159456

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0237  71/1/26    PENSACOLA,FLA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2022
        TIME - 1600                    N8436W              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- N8436W PROPPED WITH NO ONE AT CTLS. ENGINE STARTED AND ACFT HIT N7855V.

Aircraft

Registration
N8436W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pensacola

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