SEA66D0257

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Spanaway, WA · March 22, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1966
Place
Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2132EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172709

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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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3-1061  66/3/22    SPANAWAY WASH       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N2132E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANAWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT CHAMPION N8558E SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT PROPPED ACFT-NO ONE AT CONTROLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2132E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spanaway

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