# NTSB SEA83LYK02: Cessna 210L, N30784, North Bend, OR, April 17, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1983, 10:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Coordinates: 43.48014, -124.159774 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4801&lon=-124.1598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LYK02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39776/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LYK02

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, standing - starting engine(s)
  - electrical system,battery - output low (contributing factor)
  - parking brakes - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - powerplant controls - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - starting procedure - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED FUEL TRAILER AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED WHEN THE PILOT TURNED THE PROP TO LOOSEN UP THE ENGINE OIL. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AS HE TRIED TO REENTER THE COCKPIT. THE THREE PASSENGERS IN THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR OR NO INJURIES EVEN THOUGH THE PROP CUT A THREE FOOT GASH IN THE TRAILER AND SPILLED 860 GALLONS OF JET FUEL OVER THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THEY EXITED IT. NO FIRE OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE ACFT IN THE NORMAL MANNER BUT THE BATTERY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CHARGE TO ROTATE THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO HAND PROP THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER THE POSITION OF THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MAGNETOS WERE ON.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30784 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21059961
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Harry Kent Wechter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 6, 1983, 0 hours before
- Airport: OTH, North Bend Muni.

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 781 total, 418 in this make and model, 641 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: OTH

## 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 19830417014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417014719A), Apr 17, 1983: Cessna 210L, North Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Turned prop over by hand to loosen oil. Engine started. Unsecured aircraft struck a fuel truck releasing jet fuel.

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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