- Date
- December 7, 1984, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N738CECessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841207065579A
- Case key
- 12971
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While turning the prop by hand to lubricate the engine it unintentionally started and ran at aprx 1700 RPM. The acft was not chocked or tied down and the parking brake was not set. The acft traveled across the ramp and collided with an empty t-hangar. After the accident the magnetos were found switched to the both position, the mixture was rich, master switch was off and the throttle was open aprx 1 1/2 inches. The magnetos were later tested and found to operate normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738CE
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200910
- Airframe hours
- 1,243
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arlco, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 2, 1984 · 99 hours before
- Departed
- Lafayette, IN
- Destination
- AXN · Alexanoria, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LAF · Purdue Univ.
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,350 total · 1,369 in this make and model · 6,050 as pilot in command · 209 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F
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 N738CE · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.