# Accident 19981125032469A: Beech C35BEECH, London, KY, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 05:50 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: London-Corbin Airport-Macgee
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1195° N, 84.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1195&lon=-84.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1852
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125032469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FATALLY INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAND-PROP THE ACFT. (-23)WHILE HAND PROPING PROPELLER MR. REAMS FELL IN PROPELLER.   (.4)THE PILOT HAD STATED THE ENGINE BRIEFLY BY USING THE ENGINE'S ELECTRIC STARTER.  THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND AFTER SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTS WITH THE STARTER, THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE BY HAND-PROPPING.  THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKE HAD BEEN SET, BUT THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BEEN CHOCKED FROM BEHIND ONLY.  NONE OF THE AIRPLANE'S WHEELS WERE CHOCKED IN FRONT.  THE ENGINE STARTED BRIEFLY, AND THE PILOT WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS, ON A MOIST SURFACE, WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF 1 DEGREE CELSIUS, IN A REFUELING AREA.  THE 5,000-HOUR PILOT HAD BEEN SEEN HAND PROPPING THE AIRPLANE ON OTHER OCCASIONS.

## 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 NYC99LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA027), Nov 25, 1998: Beech C35 (N244L), London, KY, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate start procedure in which he fail to secure the aircraft from movement during an attempt to handprop the engine.

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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