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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23-19 · Cambridge, MD · July 6, 1987

Date: July 6, 1987 · 11:15 local
Place: Cambridge, MD
Airport: Cambridge Dorchester Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5775V
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO87LA045
Reported as: Beech A2319
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N5775VRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Beech A23-19S/N MB-49 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech A23-19 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hand propped plane with tail tiedown. Started. Broke tiedown. Ran into ditch. Weak tie down. Ropes then replaced.

As the FAA filed it

HAND PROPPED PLANE WITH TAIL TIEDOWN. STARTED. BROKE TIEDOWN. RAN INTO DITCH. WEAK TIE DOWN. ROPES THEN REPLACED.

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 BFO87LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCambridge, MDWhen the aircraft failed to start the pilot set the throttle, insured the aircraft was tied down and attempted to start the aircraft by hand propping. The aircraft started immediately, broke both tie-down ropes, traveled across the field into a ditch and…Jul 6, 1987 · Substantial damage