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NTSB accident investigation · Smith DSA1 · Madison, MS · June 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1964
Place
Madison, MS · MADISON, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N1711Smith DSA1
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183279

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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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3-1567   64/6/6    MADISON MISS        SMITH DSA1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2300
        TIME - 1700                    N1711               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUCE CAMPBELL
        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 J4 N30796 SUBST. DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1711
Reported as
Smith DSA1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Bruce Campbell

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.