- Date
- November 13, 1977
- Place
- Providence, RI · PROVIDENCE, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N79041Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771113037929A
- Case key
- 144723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3840 77/11/13 PROVIDENCE,RI CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2650 TIME - 1240 N79041 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TF GREEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOCK ISLAND,RI PROVIDENCE,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PIC HAND PROPPED UNATTENDED AIRCRAFT.ENGINE STARTED.AIRCRAFT TAXIIED INTO PARKED AUTOMOBILES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79041
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tf Green
N79041Registration cancelled Oct 22, 2012 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N79041 · 1
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