ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232988
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| Date: | Saturday 15 February 2020 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7736T |
| MSN: | 81302 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 400 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS/KUBS), MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Columbus, MS (UBS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he conducted the preflight and that, during the start sequence, the engine's starter would not engage. He turned off the switches, set the parking brake, and exited the cockpit. He rotated the engine by turning the propeller slowly by hand so that the starter would engage. The engine started unexpectedly, and the airplane moved forward. The airplane impacted a hangar and an electrical transformer box, and a postimpact fire ensured, which consumed the airplane and prevented examination of the cockpit, brakes, or electrical system.
Probable Cause: The inadvertent engine start of the unoccupied airplane, which resulted in it moving forward and impacting a hangar and an electrical box.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: City of Columbus
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2020 08:26 | harro | Added |
| 16-Feb-2020 11:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2020 14:29 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2020 23:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2020 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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