- Date
- March 15, 1985, 17:00 local (Mar 16, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Paso Robles, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8870RBellanca 14-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850315011099A
- Case key
- 24678
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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 plt pulled the prop through by hand after attempts to start the acft failed. The unoccupied acft started and traveled aprx 200 ft before contacting the left wing of another acft. Inspection revealed the 'p' lead on the left magneto was not grounded. The acft had not been flown for aprx 3 months.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8870R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4232
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry A. Linthicum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 12, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- PRB
- Airport
- Paso Robles
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 713 total · 713 in this make and model · 621 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N8870R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.