- Date
- August 29, 1978
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N34976Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780829026499A
- Case key
- 139299
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3082 78/8/29 MELBOURNE,FL CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 545 TIME - 1915 N34976 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE REGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MELBOURNE,FL WEST PALM BEACH,FL 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- CESSNA 172 N64453,PIPER 28R N9377C SUB. PIPER 28-140 MINOR. MAGS LEFT ON BOTH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34976
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Melbourne Regnl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.