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Cessna 177RG N8035G

6 December 1987 · Great Falls, Montana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 6 December 1987 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N8035G was involved in an accident near Great Falls, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Great Falls, Montana, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N8035G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Fargo
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN88LA034

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

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

THE PRIVATE PLT WAS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER FINDING THAT THE STARTER WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, THE PLT TRIED TO MANUALLY REPOSITON THE PROPELLER. THE IGNITION WAS STILL ON AND THE ENGINE FIRED. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PLT'S RIGHT LEG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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