NYC66F0365

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Agawam, MA · November 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1965
Place
Agawam, MA · AGAWAM, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N70596Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report December 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174584

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3341  65/11/12   AGAWAM MASS         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N70596              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 574 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLES-AGAWAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 210 N1889Z SUB.DAMAGE.PILOT PROPPED ENGINE,STUDENT RELEASED BRAKES.

Aircraft

Registration
N70596
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowles-Agawam

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