- Date
- September 21, 1984, 09:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Alexandria, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2930BBeech D 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840921050409A
- Case key
- 12780
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Throttle/power control - improper use ofCause
Starting procedure - improperCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - airport facilityFactor
Analysis
The acft was started with the throttle open after refueling. The plt said the acft collided with a gas hose before he could get the throttle reduced.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2930B
- Reported as
- Beech D 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D3571
- Engine
- Continental E-185-11, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank I.Mc Dougall
- Registered owner
- Angus D. Mcdougall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 21, 1985 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- AXN · Chandler Field
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,700 total · 750 in this make and model · 3,300 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 131 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AXN
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 N2930B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.