# Accident 19830131001869A: Beech M35, Cedar Rapids, IA, January 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8847° N, 91.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8847&lon=-91.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9708R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9708R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 77 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131001869A

## Narrative

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

PROP BLADE STRUCK PILOTS LEG WHEN ENGINE STARTED DURING ATTEMPT TO PULL PROP THROUGH. MAG WAS NOT TURNED OFF.

## 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 MKC83FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA061), Jan 31, 1983: Beech M35 (N9708R), Cedar Rapids, IA, no damage

## Other reports on N9708R (2)

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

- [Incident 20010623016679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623016679I), Jun 23, 2001: Beech M35 (N9708R), Troy, MI, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot landed without ensuring that the landing gear was extended and locked.
- [Incident 19871009066969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871009066969I), Oct 9, 1987: Beech M35 (N9708R), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Ammeter showed discharge. Extended gear. Safe indication. Left main gear collapsed on landing.

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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