- Date
- March 23, 1984, 07:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Borinquen, PR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N617RPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840323007259A
- Case key
- 31106
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that when he initially attempted to start the eng, the battery was weak. He decided to manually remove excess oil/lubricant from the eng by hand propping the acft. The plt stated that he set the parking brake & turned off the master sw & fuel pump, but may have left the mag sw in the left or right mag position. As he pulled the prop, the eng started. Subsequently, the unoccupied acft hit a hangar & a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N617R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-4572
- Airframe hours
- 1,971
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joel K. Quaid
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 23, 1983
- Departed
- BQN
- Airport
- BQN · Borinquen
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 97 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MJBQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
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