ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89785
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 2011 |
| Time: | 11 a.m |
| Type: |  Cessna 182K Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2518R |
| MSN: | 18258218 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Eastsound, Orcas Island, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KORS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Orcas man sustained severe facial injuries after his plane crashed into a hangar at the airport.
Gilbert Blinn, 74, was attempting to hand start a 1967 Cessna 182 on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at around 11 a.m. When the plane started, it began to taxi away on its own, unoccupied.
According to the sheriff's office, Blinn was struck by the tail section of the plane and knocked to the ground. The aircraft taxied approximately 80 feet and crashed into a hangar building, causing significant damage to the hangar with the propeller. Orcas Fire and Rescue spent several hours cleaning up a fuel leakage from the plane, which is totaled.
Sources:
http://www.soundpublishing.com/sanjuans/isj/news/115034164.html
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_2518R.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2011 05:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Feb-2011 16:22 | bizjets101 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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