19740517033159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav G159 · Willoughby, OH · May 17, 1974

Date
May 17, 1974
Place
Willoughby, OH
Airport
Lost Nation
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEI39
Reported as
Grumav G159
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,343 total3,269 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt obsvd 3 green lights bfr l eng start did not ck psn of selector. Eng started,gr retracted.

As the FAA filed it

PLT OBSVD 3 GREEN LIGHTS BFR L ENG START DID NOT CK PSN OF SELECTOR.ENG STARTED,GR RETRACTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.