62.9564° N, 155.5958° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 23, 1988 · 11:00 local
Place
Mcgrath, AK
Airport
Mcgrath
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93409
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total800 in this make and model160 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 while hand propping aircraft,broke free and hit parked aircraft damaging both. Unsure if ignition on
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE STARTED WHILE HAND PROPPING AIRCRAFT,BROKE FREE AND HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT DAMAGING BOTH. UNSURE IF IGNITION ON