SEA74FYC35

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Vancouver, WA · January 11, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 11, 1974
Place
Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8081WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740111000419A
Case key
186964

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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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3-0313  74/1/11    VANCOUVER,WASH      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 121
        TIME - 1000                    N8081W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARSON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- NON-OCCPNT STRCK IN HEAD BY PROP WHILE HAND-PROPNG ENG DRG COMPRESSION STROKE,SWITCHES OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N8081W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Pearson Airpark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8081W · 1

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