19990614007469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Russell Harold SPORT TRAINER · Ft Calhoun, NE · June 14, 1999

Date: June 14, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place: Ft Calhoun, NE
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N57HR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA192
Fatal injuries: 0

N57HRRegistration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Russell Harold SPORT TRAINERS/N 1357 Airframe modelRussell Harold SPORT TRAINER

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 was hand-proping the acft, the engine started, and the acft crashed and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) while hand propping engine, control of the a/c was lost and the a/c taxied into two hangars damaging them. The power setting was set at full throttle during hand propping for engine start.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS HAND-PROPING THE ACFT, THE ENGINE STARTED, AND THE ACFT CRASHED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) WHILE HAND PROPPING ENGINE, CONTROL OF THE A/C WAS LOST AND THE A/C TAXIED INTO TWO HANGARS DAMAGING THEM. THE POWER SETTING WAS SET AT FULL THROTTLE DURING HAND PROPPING FOR ENGINE START.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI99LA192Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFt. Calhoun, NEthe pilot used an improper engine starting procedure in that he failed to reduce the throttle setting and to assure the airplane was adequately secured prior to starting.Jun 14, 1999 · Substantial damage