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| Date: | Sunday 9 October 1988 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  American AA-5B |
| Owner/operator: | Waldo S.steen |
| Registration: | N666GA |
| MSN: | AA5B-1136 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1995 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wrightstown, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KWRI) |
| (KWRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT SAID THAT THE BATTERY RAN LOW WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START HIS ACFT. HE SAID HE HAND-PROPPED THE ENG FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WHEN HE BECAME FATIGUED, THE PASSENGER, WHO IS ALSO A PILOT, BEGAN TO HAND PROP THE ENG. WHEN THE PASSENGER TURNED THE PROP TO POSITION IT HORIZONTALLY, THE ENG FIRED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE PASSENGER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2024 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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