NYC71DHD27

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Medford, NJ · October 17, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 17, 1970
Place
Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N9717WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158537

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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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3-3923  70/10/17   MEDFORD,NJ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 106
        TIME - 1535                    N9717W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,NJ                  WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
        REMARKS- LINEMAN,1ST DAY ON JOB,HAND PROPPING,CRADLED PROP WITH BOTH HANDS.HIT ON HEAD DRG DOWNSTROKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9717W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Burlington County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.