Beechcraft E33 N7457N

Summary

On 11 May 1982 at about 23:05 local time, a Beechcraft E33 registered N7457N, operated by M Gilbert & Y E Armani, was involved in an accident near Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 May 1982 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Henson Field

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft E33

Registration

N7457N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

M Gilbert & Y E Armani

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bedford → Bedford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC82FNA13

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ELECTRIC STARTER WHEN THE BATTERY HAD INSUFFICIENT POWER TO CRANK THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHUT OFF THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR SWITCHES, TURNED OFF THE MAGNETO SWITCH, AND REMOVED THE KEYS. HE STATED THAT HE THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN PULLING THE ENGINE THROUGH TO COAT THE CYLINDER WALLS WITH OIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ACROSS THE RAMP AND STRUCK ANOTHER PLANE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE KEYS COULD BE REMOVED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE RIGHT MAG POSITION. A TEARDOWN OF THE SWITCH REVEALED THAT THE CONTACTS WERE BURNED AND THE LOCK CYLINDER CHAMBER WAS WORN. THERE WAS NO RECORD SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH AD 76-07-12 FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE BENDIX IGNITION SWITCH, PN 10-357200-1.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.