- Date
- November 26, 1983, 08:09 local (16:09 UTC)
- Place
- Redding, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3204QPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831126058809A
- Case key
- 24094
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 plt reported that when he tried to start the acft, the starter would not 'turn the eng.' Thinking that the oil had congealed, he exited the acft & 'pulled the prop.' At that time, the eng started & the plane began to move. The plt jumped on the right wing & attempted to get in the cockpit to shut down the eng; however, the acft collided with a Piper PA-23, N200SA before he was able to enter the cockpit. The plt was 'knocked off' of the right wing & was injured. An exam revealed that the starter gear was extended, the retainer bushing was missing & corrosion was found on the rotater shaft. Also, the magneto switch was found in the 'both' position, the fuel boost pump was found on 'high' & the throttle was 3/4 open.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3204Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287790442
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Acacia Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1983
- Destination
- PDT · Portland, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RDD · Redding Municipal
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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,373 total · 403 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.