- Date
- April 16, 1965
- Place
- Albert Lea, MN · ALBERT LEA, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N83445Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1237 65/4/16 ALBERT LEA MINN AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 851 TIME - 1530 N83445 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT LEA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-28 N8915W SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83445
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albert Lea
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