- Date
- February 9, 1978
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N3618QBeech A23-19
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780209004789A
- Case key
- 143168
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0402 78/2/9 NR.PITTSFIELD,IL BEECH A23-19 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N3618Q PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 578 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 398 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSTONE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE.INSTRUCTOR SL1PPED WHILE ATTEMPTING HAND START.BROKEN ARM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3618Q
- Reported as
- Beech A23-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Penstone
N3618QRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Beech A23-19Airframe modelBeech A23-19Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3618Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.