19880217004909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415-C · Spartanburg, SC · February 17, 1988

Date
February 17, 1988 · 13:10 local
Place
Spartanburg, SC
Airport
Spartanburg County
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3631H
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA093
Reported as
Univar 415C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total15 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Applied excessive power to jump a chock after a low battery start. Aircraft hit a parked aircraft and concrete wall

As the FAA filed it

APPLIED EXCESSIVE POWER TO JUMP A CHOCK AFTER A LOW BATTERY START. AIRCRAFT HIT A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND CONCRETE WALL

NTSB investigation

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