- Date
- October 11, 1982, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5894CBeech C35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821011052169A
- Case key
- 72586
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Analysis
While hand propping to start, the engine went to full power. The pilot gained access to the controls as the aircraft began to move against the locked brakes. However, he was unable to stop the plane before it hit a Beech 58P, N3664G. The pilot reported that he had inadvertently left the throttle open while he was clearing the engine during the start. Also, he forgot to press the button on the throttle control while attempting to reduce the power after the engine had started. Most of his flying time had been in aircraft that had a different type of throttle.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5894C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2847
- Airframe hours
- 4,625
- Engine
- Continental E-185-11, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas E. Mock
- Registered owner
- Thomas E. Mock
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- S36 · Kent, WA
- Airport
- BFI · Boeing Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 863 total · 19 in this make and model · 746 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.