ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381943
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| Date: | Friday 20 May 1983 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | William Buckpitt |
| Registration: | N5547B |
| MSN: | 33547 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1200 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riverside, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR AFTER BEING HAND PROPPED WITHOUT A QUALIFIED PERSON IN THE COCKPIT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN BORROWED AND WAS KNOWN TO HAVE A LOW BATTERY. THE PILOT DID A START BY HAND PROPPING THE ACFT WITH A NON-PILOT IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD GET INTO THE ACFT AND REACH THE CONTROLS IT HAD ROLLED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH THE HANGAR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA238
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1964 | N5547B | Non commercial | 0 | Northbrook, Illinois | |
sub |
| 13 September 2003 | N5547B | Private | 2 | Challis , ID | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 08:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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