ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363247
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1992 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2279Y |
| MSN: | 17700079 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3864 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Turlock, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LOADED HIS PASSENGERS IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT; HOWEVER, THE BATTERY DID NOT CONTAIN A SUFFICIENT CHARGE TO ENERGIZE THE STARTER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS NOT TIED DOWN OR CHOCKED. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH AN ADJACENT PARKED AIRCRAFT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOTS POOR PLANNING IN NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE AIRCRAFT WITH TIEDOWNS, CHOCKS OR BRAKES PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA316
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 2003 | N2279Y | Gunther Kern | 0 | Woodland, Washington | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 15:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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