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.
(-23) Student pilot stated that he started the engine in the hangar to check the brakes with no intentions of flight. He was looking at the instrument panel, when the a/c rolled out the hangar door and down a steep taxiway to the runway. He applied the brakes with no effect on stopping the a/c. a/c was hit by a 15 knot crosswind and became airborne. The a/c went to the left and crashed into the trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE ENGINE IN THE HANGAR TO CHECK THE BRAKES WITH NO INTENTIONS OF FLIGHT. HE WAS LOOKING AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHEN THE A/C ROLLED OUT THE HANGAR DOOR AND DOWN A STEEP TAXIWAY TO THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO EFFECT ON STOPPING THE A/C. A/C WAS HIT BY A 15 KNOT CROSSWIND AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE A/C WENT TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.