SEA67D0001

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Ocean Shores, WA · April 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1966
Place
Ocean Shores, WA · OCEAN SHORES, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N84312Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171777

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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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3-1404  66/4/17    OCEAN SHORES WASH   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N84312              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN SHORES
        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- PARKED AIRCRAFT-BEECH 35 N361-BEECH 35 N524T-CESSNA 172 N778U,ALL SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Aircraft

Registration
N84312
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ocean Shores

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