UNK64X4146

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C18S · Clarksville, TX · September 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 25, 1964
Place
Clarksville, TX · CLARKSVILLE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N75202Beechcraft C18S
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181288

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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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3-3023  64/9/25    CLARKSVILLE TEX     BEECHCRAFT C18S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1140                    N75202              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 38, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRISSELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        REMARKS- BACKFIRE THROUGH CARBURETOR DUE TO PUMPING THROTTLE WHILE STARTING ENGINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N75202
Reported as
Beechcraft C18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Trissell

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.