SEA72FYI22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Klamath Flls, OR · May 11, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1972
Place
Klamath Flls, OR · KLAMATH FLLS, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N84271Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166067

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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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3-1879  72/5/11    KLAMATH FLLS,OREG   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 133
        TIME - 1230                    N84271              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINSLEY FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FLLS,OREG           MEDFORD,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HIT CESSNA 337 N86182,SUB DMG.ENG STARTED,THROTTLE 1/3 OPEN.NO CUSHION BEHIND PLT,UN BRAKE PROPRLY

Aircraft

Registration
N84271
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kinsley Fld

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.