- Date
- November 14, 1986, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N82089Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861114075429A
- Case key
- 30556
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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
During hand propping, the aircraft began to move and rolled across a field crashing through a fence when fire erupted destroying the aircraft. The plt stated that after setting brakes to full pressure he atmptd to had prop acft. The eng started and while the plt was walking around the wing the acft started to roll. It continued across a field into a fence and caught fire. The plt suffered minor injuries while atmptg to hold acft..
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82089
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8290133
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lincoln Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Northeast Philadelphia
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
- 575 total · 300 in this make and model · 575 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.