- Date
- January 9, 1984, 09:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- East St. Louis, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6372CPiper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840109000529A
- Case key
- 12522
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was found lying on the ramp under the front of the aircraft, bleeding profusely from scalp wounds. Although he was unable to recall the circumstances preceding the accident, he noted that it would not have occurred had he not attempted to 'pull the prop thru.' Both the mixture and magnetos were set for starting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6372C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2BR7803223
- Airframe hours
- 1,727
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-360-F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R. W. Alvey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1983
- Departed
- CPS · Belleville, IL
- Destination
- M25 · Mayfield, KY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,242 total · 1,242 in this make and model · 1,213 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.