# NTSB BFO87LA011: Cessna 182K, N2733Q, Baltimore, MD, November 22, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 22, 1986, 03:40 local (08:40 UTC)
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Coordinates: 39.320217, -76.719993 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3202&lon=-76.7200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO87LA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11300/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA011

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, standing - starting engine(s)
  - planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper assistance - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - vehicle

## Analysis

THE ACFT TRAVELED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER THE PLT HAND-PROP STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCKS. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE ACFT WAS A NON-PILOT PASSENGER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2733Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2733Q-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 18257933, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257933
- Airframe hours: 3544
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Randall A. Dennison
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 26, 1986
- Destination: MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: MTN, Martin State

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 84 total, 24 in this make and model, 44 as pilot in command, 84 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 28 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861122066649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122066649A), Nov 22, 1986: Cessna 182K, Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. The pilot hand propped the engine and the airplane taxied into a truck. Passenger unfamiliar with controls.

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.

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