SEA72DYG23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Pulman, WA · December 23, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1971
Place
Pulman, WA · PULMAN, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5948BCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164890

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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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3-4171  71/12/23   PULMAN,WASH         CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 303
        TIME - 2000                    N5948B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULMAN-MOSCOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLFAX,WASH                 BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPED ENG,ACFT JUMPED CHOCK,HIT SNOWBANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5948B
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pulman-Moscow

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.