- Date
- April 12, 1964
- Place
- Smithfield, RI · SMITHFIELD, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N31722Aeronca 65TL
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0907 64/4/12 SMITHFIELD RI AERONCA 65TL CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N31722 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA28 N5408W SUBST DAMAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31722
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65TL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Central
N31722Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Aeronca 65-TCAirframe modelAeronca 65-TCEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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