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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 23BEECH · Omaha, NE · February 14, 1983

Date: February 14, 1983 · 17:15 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Millard
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4013T
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC83LA067
Reported as: Beech 23BEECH
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A2G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total12 in this make and model14 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.

During engine start, aircraft lurched and damaged nearby parked airplane.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ENGINE START, AIRCRAFT LURCHED AND DAMAGED NEARBY PARKED AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC83LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOmaha, NEThe pilot was not totally familiar with the operation of this aircraft. The aircraft engine was started without setting the parking brake properly. The pilot did not have his feet on the brakes and could not reduce the throttle because of the throttle lock.…Feb 14, 1983 · Substantial damage