- Date
- February 6, 1977
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9531EBellanca 17-30A
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770206001099A
- Case key
- 156843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0091 77/2/6 DES MOINES,IA BELLANCA 17-30A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1940 N9531E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 2290 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IA BENTON,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP AIRCRAFT WITH PASSENGER ON BRAKES IN RIGHT SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9531E
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Municipal
N9531ERegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AAirframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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