# NTSB NYC67D0543: Cessna 172, N7613X, Doylestown, PA, March 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1967
- Place: Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0543
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0543

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7613X-1968-02-12), registration cancelled 1968-02-12, S/N 17248113 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central Bucks Co.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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