ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293927
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| Date: | Saturday 9 April 2005 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7771E |
| MSN: | 17571 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5138 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Independence, Oregon -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Independence, OR (7S5) |
| (7S5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was hand-propping the airplane to start it, and it taxied away with him hanging onto the left wing strut. The airplane subsequently impacted two other parked airplanes. The accident airplane's right wing spar and strut were bent.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to secure the airplane while starting the engine by hand-propping.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA05CA079
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 15:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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