- Date
- October 21, 1966
- Place
- Leechburg, PA · LEECHBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8701KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120326
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3570 66/10/21 LEECHBURG PA STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 472 TIME - 1430 N8701K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEECHBURG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- PILOT PROPPED ENGINE.UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT STRUCK HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8701K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Leechburg
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