- Date
- November 30, 1965
- Place
- Petersburg, WV · PETERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8147UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174965
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0970 65/11/30 PETERSBURG W.VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 515 TIME - 1845 N8147U PX- 0 1 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING REMARKS- PILOT DEPLANED LEAVING PASSGRS ABOARD AND ENGINE-RUNNING.ONE PASSER DEPLANED AND WALKED INTO PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8147U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Petersburg
N8147URegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2023 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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