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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Elkhart, IN · February 27, 1986

Date
February 27, 1986 · 15:00 local
Place
Elkhart, IN
Airport
Elkhart Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5150M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA093
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,622 total70 in this make and model9 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.

Pilot left mags on both and pulled the propeller through. Engine started. Aircraft taxied into a hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT MAGS ON BOTH AND PULLED THE PROPELLER THROUGH. ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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