ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360505
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| Date: | Sunday 8 May 1994 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N111NZ |
| MSN: | 12372 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2300 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lancaster, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roanoke, TX (4TX2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRPLANE BY HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE WHILE HIS 14-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON OPERATED THE THROTTLE STANDING OUTSIDE THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING AT ABOUT 1,400 RPM WHEN THE PILOT'S GRANDSON FELL DOWN. THE UNATTENDED AIRPLANE MOVED ACROSS THE TRANSIENT RAMP STRIKING THREE PARKED AIRPLANES. THE AIRPLANE WAS NEITHER TIED DOWN OR CHOCKED PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED START. THE PILOT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM ANY OF THE MANY PILOTS THAT WERE PRESENT AT THE AIRPORT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE TIE DOWNS AND PROPER ASSISTANCE DURING THE HAND PROPPING ENGINE START.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA148
History of this aircraft
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| 23 May 1987 | N111NZ | Carol Towerton | 0 | Waco, TX | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 08:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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