SEA76DYE58

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Oak Harbor, WA · August 30, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1976
Place
Oak Harbor, WA · OAK HARBOR, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7468MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760830027299A
Case key
156188

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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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3-3529  76/8/30    OAK HARBOR,WA       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N7468M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 20, 310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAK HARBOR,WA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPED ENG DUE WEAK BATTERY. PAX RELEASED BRAKES & ACFT RAN INTO HANGAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7468M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7468M · 1

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