ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377146
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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1985 |
| Time: | 05:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | Harvey Campbell |
| Registration: | N1401D |
| MSN: | 19984 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2120 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bakersfield, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bakersfield, CA (L45) |
| Medford, OR (KMFR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT PLACED THE IGNITION KEY ON THE ACFT'S DASHBOARD & THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN OVER THE PROP BY HAND. ACFT WAS NOT TIED DOWN OR CHOCKED & THE ENG STARTED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RESTRAIN THE RUNAWAY ACFT. AFTER BEING DRAGGED FOR SEVERAL YDS, THE PLT LET LOOSE. THE ACFT TRAVELLED FOR 50 TO 60 FT & COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR. EXAM OF THE ACFT'S IGNITION SWITCH DISCLOSED THAT IT WAS WORN & SET TO THE RIGHT MAGNETO 'ON' POSITION. DURING THE PLT'S PREFLIGHT INSPECTION HE FAILED TO DETECT THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITHOUT FIRST TURNING THE SWITCH TO THE 'OFF' POSITION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA260
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 2019 | N1401D | Private | 0 | Space Coast Regional Airport (KTIX), Titusville, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 08:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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