NYC72FLJ12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Rocky Mount, NC · October 8, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1971
Place
Rocky Mount, NC · ROCKY MOUNT, NC
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N9926BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163624

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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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3-1172   71/10/8   ROCKY MOUNT,NC      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1165
        TIME - 1350                    N9926B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKY MOUNT MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY MOUNT,NC              ELMIRA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED-PLT PULLED PROP THRU 2 COMPRESSION STROKES,ENG STARTED ON 2ND.MAG SWITCH FOUND ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N9926B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Rocky Mount Mun

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.

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