# Accident 19850901042159A: Beech A36, Mankato, MN, September 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1985, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2228° N, 93.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANKATO RGNL (MKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2228&lon=-93.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1450R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850901042159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI85LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA362), Sep 1, 1985: Beech A36 (N1450R), Mankato, MN, substantial damage

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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