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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · Santa Fe, NM · September 22, 1991

Date
September 22, 1991 · 15:00 local
Place
Santa Fe, NM
Airport
Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2FJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91LA131
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,250 total450 in this make and model130 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.

Passenger owner started right engine. Pilot removed chock. No brakes set. Aircraft ran into two parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER OWNER STARTED RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT REMOVED CHOCK. NO BRAKES SET. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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