- Date
- December 8, 1972
- Place
- Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3230JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169308
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3897 72/12/8 RENTON,WASH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 51, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1127 N3230J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ENTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENTON,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ACFT,NO ONE AT CTLS. ACFT CAME TO REST IN CEDAR RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3230J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Enton Muni
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