ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371412
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Date: | Monday 14 March 1988 |
Time: | 07:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N7609X |
MSN: | 17248109 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2670 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | Elizabethton, TN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Galax, VA (KHLX) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DUE TO A LOW CHARGE IN THE BATTERY, THE PLT ELECTED TO START THE ENG BY HAND PROPPING, SO HE COULD PROGRAM THE LORAN FOR A LATER FLT. HE BEGAN HAND PROPPING WITH THE TAIL & LEFT WING TIED DOWN. AFTER THE ENG STARTED, THE TIEDOWN FOR THE TAIL PULLED LOOSE & THE ACFT MOVED AROUND THE LEFT WING TIEDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT HIT A NEARBY FLOATPLANE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL88IA113 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 years |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88IA113
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 July 2022 |
N7609X |
Private |
0 |
near Silver Springs, NV |
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sub |
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Mar-2024 06:00 |
ASN Update Bot |
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