39.9205° N, 105.0867° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 13, 1982 · 16:30 local
Place
Broomfield, CO
Airport
Jefferson Co
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N460MA
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B25
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,920 total601 in this make and model31 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.
Mechanic witnessed engine start and run up by pilot to charge battery. Then left airplane and walked into propeller
As the FAA filed it
MECHANIC WITNESSED ENGINE START AND RUN UP BY PILOT TO CHARGE BATTERY. THEN LEFT AIRPLANE AND WALKED INTO PROPELLER