# Accident 19970821023209A: Beech G35, Detroit, MI, August 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2005° N, 83.4797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2005&lon=-83.4797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4630D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4630D-2000-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970821023209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TURNING PROP BY HAND. ENGINE STARTED. G35 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND FLIPPED OVER.                                                          (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI97LA268

## 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 CHI97LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA268), Aug 21, 1997: Beech G35 (N4630D), Belleville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision by failing to assure that the airplane was either tied down or chocked prior to pulling the propeller through, which started the engine with no one at the…

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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