SEA67D0213

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fri.Harbor, WA · December 6, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1966
Place
Fri.Harbor, WA · FRI.HARBOR, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6374ECessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119388

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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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3-4304   66/12/6   FRI.HARBOR WASH     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1918                    N6374E              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               44, 10680 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIDAY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BATTERY WEAK. PLT DEPLANED AND HAND PROPPED ENG.CHOCKS DID NOT HOLD. ACFT NOT OCCUPIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6374E
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Friday Harbor

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