42.8260° N, 103.0025° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chadron, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 23, 1982 · 19:00 local
Place
Chadron, NE
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44406
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Mechanic hand started engine after maintenance. Airplane slipped tail rope, ran into a parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
MECHANIC HAND STARTED ENGINE AFTER MAINTENANCE. AIRPLANE SLIPPED TAIL ROPE, RAN INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.