# Accident 19960614016629A: Mitchell Ronald L T CHAMPABRIA, Kalamazoo, MI, June 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1996, 07:30 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2690° N, 85.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2690&lon=-85.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitchell Ronald L T CHAMPABRIA (registry code 05626SQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-ronald-l-t-champabria) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614016629A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE. THROTTLE FULL OPEN. HOMEBUILT TRAVELED 60YARDS. STRUCK BUILDING. PILOT BROKE HIS LEG. (-23) PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITH THROTTLE IN FULL OPEN POSITION. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX 60 YARDS, HIT A BUILDING AND PILOT BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG IN 5 PLACES.

## 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 CHI96LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA206), Jun 14, 1996: Mitchell T Champabria (N96RM), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper positioning of the throttle, while hand propping the aircraft engine, and his failure to either obtain proper assistance or properly secure the airplane.

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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