- Date
- April 5, 1990, 00:23 local (07:23 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9443KStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900405007799A
- Case key
- 41184
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Probable cause
Pilot displayed poor starting procedures by proceeding with known deficiencies with the parking brake and the inadequacies of the tie down. The pilot did not attain assistance for this procedure which resulted in the airplane getting away and colliding with two parked airplanes.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he had secured the tail of the airplane with a tie down chain, set the parking brake and adjusted the throttle to 550 rpm's. the pilot then proceeded to hand prop the engine. The engine started and the pilot began to walk around the airplane when he noted that the airplane started forward movement. The airplane overrode the parking brake and broke the tie down chain. The pilot slipped and was unable to get inside the cockpit. The airplane proceeded forward and collided with two parked airplanes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9443K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-2443
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry & Danna Knox
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 14, 1989 · 34 hours before
- Airport
- HIO · Hillsboro
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 45 in this make and model · 310 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9443K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.