- Date
- August 17, 1978
- Place
- Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2409LCessna C172H
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780817030229A
- Case key
- 139791
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2961 78/8/17 MORRISTOWN,NJ CESSNA C172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N2409L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 62, 5683 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 475 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRISTOWN,NJ MELVIN VILLAGE,NH 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- NAVION N91528,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.CESSNA PARKING BRAKE INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2409L
- Reported as
- Cessna C172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morristown
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2409L · 1
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