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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Mankato, MN · September 1, 1985

Date
September 1, 1985 · 08:00 local
Place
Mankato, MN
Airport
Mankato Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1450R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA362
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total100 in this make and model40 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.

Hand propped unoccupied aircraft. Engine started and tail rope broke. Aircraft ran into a parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

HAND PROPPED UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT. ENGINE STARTED AND TAIL ROPE BROKE. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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