- Date
- December 23, 1969
- Place
- Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2205APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146437
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4644 69/12/23 GRAND FORKS,N DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 135 TIME - 1415 N2205A PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND FORKS,N DAK GRAND FORKS,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- HIT HANGAR.PX AT CONTROLS,PLT HAND STARTED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2205A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Forks
N2205ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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