NYC80FNE06

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Westfield, MA · December 15, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1979
Place
Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4525FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791215032909A
Case key
132048

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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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3-3552  79/12/15   WESTFIELD,MA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 160
        TIME - 1100                    N4525F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES-NOBLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTFIELD,MA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- LINEMAN INJURED ATTEMPTING HAND PROP ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4525F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Barnes-Noble

FAA reports on this event · 1

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