# NTSB FTW83LA433: Cessna 182, N3447R, Monahans, TX, September 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 10, 1983, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Monahans, TX
- Coordinates: 31.540805, -102.839927 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5408&lon=-102.8399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA433
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21055/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA433

## Analysis

N3447R COLLIDED WITH A HANGER AFTER THE PLT HAND PROPPED THE UNOCCUPIED AND UNCHOCKED ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT'S BATTERY WAS TOO WEAK TO TURN IT PAST THE COMPRESSION STROKE. THE PLT GOT OUT TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH TOP DEAD CENTER AND IT STARTED. WHEN HE TRIED TO GET BACK IN THE ACFT HE SLIPPED AND THE ACFT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)
  - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper assistance - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3447R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18258747
- Airframe hours: 2470
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dammu B. Woolfolk
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 29, 1983
- Airport: EO1, Roy Hurd Mem

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °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 19830910048859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910048859A), Sep 10, 1983: Cessna 182, Monahans, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot pulled prop through and engine started and crashed into hangar.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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