# Accident 20030109037739A: Boeing A75N1, Jean, NV, January 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7756° N, 115.6314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7756&lon=-115.6314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68820, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,005 total, 250 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109037739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC WAS WAITING FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT (N84889) TO GET STARTED BEFORE TAXIING OUT TO DEPART FOR NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT). HIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT IDLE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. MR. KODIMER'S AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY N84889 WHICH WAS A RUN-AWAY AIRCRAFT AFTER IT WAS STARTED BY IT'S PILOT DURING HAND-PROPPING PROCEDURE. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX03LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA062), Jan 9, 2003: Boeing Stearman PT-17 (N68820), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's use of an improper starting procedure and his failure to obtain appropriate assistance.

## Other reports on N68820 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820508014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508014339A), May 8, 1982: Boeing A75N1 (N68820), Pleasant Grove, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost directional control on landing. Tried power to recover, ran off strip into a tractor, fatally injured driver.

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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