43.0769° N, 98.2914° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagner, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 26, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Wagner, SD
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N68EC
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total60 in this make and model0 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.
Battery low, pilot attempted to pull the prop through. Engine started, airplane rolled into a parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
BATTERY LOW, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH. ENGINE STARTED, AIRPLANE ROLLED INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.