# Accident 19890603015129A: Beech 19A, Cashmere, WA, June 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1989, 15:55 local time
- Place: Cashmere, WA
- Airport: Cashmere-Dryden Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5499° N, 120.4810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5499&lon=-120.4810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6061N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6061N-1991-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603015129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HAND PROPPED ENGINE WHICH STARTED . BROKE TIEDOWN ROPES AND AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A POLE AND A HOUSE TRAILER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA102), Jun 3, 1989: Beech 19A (N6061N), Cashmere, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT USED POOR STARTING PROCEDURES. THE AIRPLANE WAS INADEQUATELY SECURED RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH AN OBJECT WHEN THE AIRPLANE BROKE FREE OF THE TIEDOWN ROPES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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