ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370018
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| Date: | Sunday 14 August 1988 |
| Time: | 03:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-108 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5301Z |
| MSN: | 22-9003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3007 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-C1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hoven, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (SD22) |
| (SD22) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PLT AND HIS WIFE WERE GOING TO MAKE A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THEIR AIRPLANE AT 0215. THE PLT SAID HE HAND- PROPPED THE ACFT AND MOVED TO ENTER THE CABIN AS THE ENGINE STARTED. THE ACFT BEGAN TO MOVE, AND HIS WIFE PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE LOCK, WHICH RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. SHE WAS FRIGHTENED AND JUMPED CLEAR OF THE ACFT. THE PLANE TAXIED OUT OF SIGHT INTO THE DARKNESS. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRPLANE TAXIED ACROSS A GRASS PARKING AREA, THROUGH A FENCE, ONTO A ROADWAY EMBANKMENT WHERE IT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN STRUCK THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH THE TAIL LEANING AGAINST A TREE ON AN ADJOINING FARM, 3/4 MI FROM IT'S STARTING POINT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN88LA183
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2024 20:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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