19871018066819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Tucson, AZ · October 18, 1987

Date
October 18, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Avra Valley
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8779D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA035
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total117 in this make and model7 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.

Engine started after pilot hand propped it. Passenger was unable to stop aircraft. It jumped chocks. Hit a hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STARTED AFTER PILOT HAND PROPPED IT. PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT. IT JUMPED CHOCKS. HIT 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.