Cessna 120 N89697

Summary

On 8 September 1990 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N89697, operated by Gary D. Altenhein, was involved in an accident near Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 September 1990 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Southbridge Muni. Arpt (3B0)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N89697

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary D. Altenhein

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC90LA214

Nobody was injured.

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 PILOT SAID HIS AIRPLANE HAD A LOW BATTERY AND HE HAND PROPPED IT WITH NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS, NOR WAS IT TIED DOWN. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRPLANE MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER, STRIKING AN UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SAID HE MAY HAVE BUMPED THE THROTTLE AS HE WAS EXITING THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.