- Date
- October 4, 1969
- Place
- Vernonia, OR · VERNONIA, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N1042DCessna 195A
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151957
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4127 69/10/4 VERNONIA,OREG CESSNA 195A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N1042D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 882 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 35 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VANCOUVER,WASH VANCOUVER,WASH VERNONIA,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES REMARKS- ENG BACKFIRED DRG START,CARB FIRE DEVELOPED,ENG DID NOT START.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1042D
- Reported as
- Cessna 195A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Benson
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