# NTSB MKC75DCJ35: Beech E55, N9327Q, Ainsworth, NE, October 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Ainsworth, NE · AINSWORTH, NE
- Location: 42.5484° N, 99.8575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ainsworth, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5484&lon=-99.8575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3408  74/10/12   AINSWORTH,NEBR      BEECH E55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 5085
        TIME - 0915                    N9327Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2405 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AINSWORTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AINSWORTH,NEBR              LINCOLN,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY STARTED R ENG WHILE OUTSIDE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9327Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9327Q-1990-09-18), registration cancelled 1990-09-18, S/N TE849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Registry model: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ainsworth Muni

## 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 19741012036379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012036379A), Oct 12, 1974: Beech E55, Ainsworth, NE, Substantial damage. Plt inadvertently started r eng while outside acft.

## Other investigations on N9327Q (1)

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

- [NTSB DEN78FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA064), Aug 23, 1978: Beech E-55 (N9327Q), Pueblo, CO, incident, minor damage

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

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