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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech 65 · St Croix, Puerto Rico · November 2, 1978

Date: November 2, 1978 · 20:00 local
Place: St Croix, Puerto Rico
Airport: Hamilton
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8625Q
Reported as: Beech 65
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,992 total1,123 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8625QRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-779 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot started engines and began reading charts, aircraft rolled forward and struck two parked aircrafts.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STARTED ENGINES AND BEGAN READING CHARTS, AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD AND STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFTS.

Other reports on N8625Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19780421013269ILevel Off Touchdown · Poughkeepsie, NYAircraft made hard landing. Flew to home base & while securing craft observed right prop tips bent.Apr 21, 1978 · Reported as Beech 9555 · Minor damage