41.6294° N, 88.2456° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 25, 1991 · 15:00 local
Place
Plainfield, IL
Airport
Clow Internation Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36047
Reported as
Tcraft BC1265
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total90 in this make and model10 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.
Pilot hand propped aircraft with no one at controls. Engine started and aircraft moved striking a hangar.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITH NO ONE AT CONTROLS. ENGINE STARTED AND AIRCRAFT MOVED STRIKING A HANGAR.