- Date
- July 19, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mechanicville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8123VCessna 172XP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830719033809A
- Case key
- 35139
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Sequence of events
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On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
After starting the engine and taxiing forward the pilot stated he pushed the trottle by mistake and the acft moved rapidy forward and struck a parked acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8123V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172XP
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R-1722315
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- Continental IO360K355311, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph Ianniello
- Registered owner
- Black Studio, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1983
- Airport
- NY55 · Burello
N8123VRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2016 · Cessna R172KAirframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 310 total · 97 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.