# NTSB NYC75DHA25: Cessna 172, N6966A, Manville, NJ, December 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.5413° N, 74.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5413&lon=-74.5893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3908  74/12/28   MANVILLE,NJ         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2030
        TIME - 1130                    N6966A              PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUPPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVILLE,NJ                 LOCAL
        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- PLT HAND PROPPED.NON-PLT AT CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6966A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6966A-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 29066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kupper

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741228041419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228041419A), Dec 28, 1974: Cessna 172, Manville, NJ, Substantial damage. Plt hand propped. Non-plt at ctls.

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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