20191217023209A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35R · Oregon City, OR · December 17, 2019

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Date: December 17, 2019 · 14:45 local
Place: Oregon City, OR
Airport: Fairways
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3113V
Reported as: Beech 35R
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N3113VRegistered now · Beech 35RS/N D-535R6 Airframe modelBeech 35R Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot/owner was intending to make a short flight from OG20 to 4S9 due to the sale of the aircraft but after starting the engine a witness did not observe any activity from the pilot. The witness approached the airplane, opened the pilots door, and shook the pilot. Shaking the pilot appeared to cause a release of the toe brakes. The airplane taxied into a barbed wire fence before the witness was able to shut down the engine. First responders pronounced the pilot deceased due to an apparent heart attack. The airplane sustained minor damage to the leading edges of both wings.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT/OWNER WAS INTENDING TO MAKE A SHORT FLIGHT FROM OG20 TO 4S9 DUE TO THE SALE OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE A WITNESS DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ACTIVITY FROM THE PILOT. THE WITNESS APPROACHED THE AIRPLANE, OPENED THE PILOTS DOOR, AND SHOOK THE PILOT. SHAKING THE PILOT APPEARED TO CAUSE A RELEASE OF THE TOE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE TAXIED INTO A BARBED WIRE FENCE BEFORE THE WITNESS WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. FIRST RESPONDERS PRONOUNCED THE PILOT DECEASED DUE TO AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS.