ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352995
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Date: | Sunday 18 July 1999 |
Time: | 14:00 LT |
Type: | Ercoupe 415-CD |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3859H |
MSN: | 4580 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1250 hours |
Engine model: | Continental C-75-12F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wahoo, NE -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KAHQ) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane sat idle for a two months prior to the accident. The pilot reported the battery had enough power to rotate the propeller through only one rotation when he attempted to start the engine. He exited the airplane to turn the propeller in an attempt to '...get the engine at the top of its compression stroke.' The pilot reported he turned off the master switch, but failed to turn off the ignition switch prior to moving the propeller. He moved the propeller one-half of a turn and the engine started. The airplane traveled down a taxiway where it contacted a hangar becoming imbedded in the hangar.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper starting technique which resulted in the inadvertent starting of the engine, with no one in the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI99LA236 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA236
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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