# Accident 19820511024989A: Beech E33, Bedford, MA, May 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1982, 19:05 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7457N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820511024989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE REGULAR START. ENGINE STARTED WHEN PILOT HAND TURNED PROP. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT. IGNITION SWITCH FAULTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82FNA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA13), May 11, 1982: Beech E33 (N7457N), Bedford, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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