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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Spokane, WA · June 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 15, 1964
Place
Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N198TPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183351

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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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3-1660  64/6/15    SPOKANE WASH        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 371
        TIME - 1430                    N198T               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS FIELD
        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 CESSNA 170 N95278 SUBST DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N198T
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Felts Field

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