- Date
- November 15, 1984, 22:00 local (Nov 16, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Titusville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N1554YCessna 172C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841115063529A
- Case key
- 31316
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, after he was unsuccessful in starting the acft eng he switched off the magnetos and master switch and exited the acft. Later, during the process of moving the propeller to a position to clear a hand toe bar, the acft started, taxied across the airport and tookoff. Investigation revealed that the magneto key selector switch did not have the grounding lead connected to the rt magneto position allowing the magneto to be 'hot' when the selector was in the off position. The acft was found about 1/4 mi from the airport where it had crashed into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1554Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17249254
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert A. Billbruck
- Registered owner
- Hamlet Construction Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TIX · Titusville, FL
- Destination
- Ocala, FL
- Airport
- TIX · Ti-Co
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 54 total · 18 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1554Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.