# Accident 19990614007469A: Russell Harold SPORT TRAINER, Ft Calhoun, NE, June 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ft Calhoun, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4505° N, 96.0210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4505&lon=-96.0210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57HR-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Russell Harold SPORT TRAINER (registry code 05655ZF, https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-harold-sport-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990614007469A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA192), Jun 14, 1999: Russell Sport Trainer (N57HR), Ft. Calhoun, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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