- Date
- April 5, 1965
- Place
- Emporia, VA · EMPORIA, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N4245APiper PA-19
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0715 65/4/5 EMPORIA VA PIPER PA-19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1020 N4245A PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPORIA MUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4245A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Emporia Mun
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