NYC67D0543

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Doylestown, PA · March 9, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1967
Place
Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7613XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118052

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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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3-0699   67/3/9    DOYLESTOWN,PA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 550
        TIME - 0830                    N7613X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BUCKS CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT.STRUCK N5575W,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7613X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Central Bucks Co.

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