Cessna 172 N2946E

Summary

On 23 February 1981 at about 07:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2946E, operated by Galvin Flying, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Seattle, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 February 1981 at 07:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Boeing

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N2946E

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Galvin Flying

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Taxi

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0519

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

STARTER MALF.RE-PSND PROP, MAG SW OFF, MIX ON, ENG STARTED.R MAG P-LEAD BKN.PA-31, N777DL, SUBSTL DMG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.