19881009045989A

Accident

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Wrightstown, NJ · October 9, 1988

Date
October 9, 1988 · 09:15 local
Place
Wrightstown, NJ
Airport
Mcguire Afb
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N666GA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA008
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
341 total26 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Became fatigued trying to hand start engine due low battery. Allowed passenger to try. Engine started. Hit by prop.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME FATIGUED TRYING TO HAND START ENGINE DUE LOW BATTERY. ALLOWED PASSENGER TO TRY. ENGINE STARTED. HIT BY PROP.

NTSB investigation

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