# Accident 20140921019829A: Beech E33A, N. Las Vegas, NV, September 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2014, 14:40 local time
- Place: N. Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2106° N, 115.1944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2106&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33A (registry code 1151424, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 19 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140921019829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT IN SHADE HANGARS AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT.  PILOT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING AIRCRAFT HE HAD THROTTLE "OPEN" TOO FAR AND WHEN AIRCRAFT STARTED IT IMMEDIATLEY WENT TO A HIGH RPM/POWER SETTING AND PULLED AIRCRAFT THRU BRAKES AND COLLIDED WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT IN SHADE HANGAR ACROSS FROM ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.  IMPACT DAMAGED LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

## 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 WPR14CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA387), Sep 21, 2014: Beech E33A (N15RJ), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect engine start procedures, which included improper throttle position and failure to keep the brakes applied, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent…

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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