# Accident 19910123000939A: Piper PA32301, Celina, OH, January 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1991, 21:00 local time
- Place: Celina, OH
- Airport: Lakefield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5505° N, 84.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5505&lon=-84.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,418 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910123000939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED ON MOVING PROP AFTER UNABLE NORMAL START. STRUCK HANGAR AND AIRCRAFT. MAGS ON NO CHOCKS OR BRAKE SET

## 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 NYC91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA065), Jan 24, 1991: Piper PA-32-301 (N8385S), Celina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS, MAGNETOS AND BRAKES.

## Other reports on N8385S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130127001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130127001579A), Jan 27, 2013: Piper PA-32-301 (N8385S), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. At the completion of the flight, aircraft was taxiing on a non-movement area when the aircrafts right wing tip struck a parked passenger vehicle, parked in…
- [Accident 19850831042419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831042419A), Aug 31, 1985: Piper PA32301 (N8385S), Fredericktown, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the landing rollout. Swerved off the runway side, down an embankment. Hit a fence post.

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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