Beechcraft 95 N2765Y

Summary

On 5 April 1982 at about 10:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95 registered N2765Y, operated by ABC Flight Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Pontiac, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 April 1982 at 10:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Oakland-Pontiac Airport (PTK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95

Registration

N2765Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

ABC Flight Service, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pontiac → Covington

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI82DA111

Injuries not recorded.

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

IT WAS DARK AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 20 DEGREES WHEN THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ARRIVED AT THE PLANE. THE PILOT HAD STARTED THE RIGHT ENGINE BEFORE THE PASSENGERS ARRIVED, BUT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED TO START IN THE COLD TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT WAS RECHARGING THE BATTERIES WHEN THE PASSENGERS ARRIVED AND GOT ON BOARD. HOWEVER, THEY DEPLANED AND OBSERVED FROM OPPOSITE SIDES AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ANOTHER START. DURING THE ATTEMPTED START, THE LEFT ENGINE BACKFIRED AND A PRIMER FIRE ENSUED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PASSENGER ON THE LEFT SIDE PROCEEDED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER AS THE PILOT WAS MOVING BOTH THOTTLES TO IDLE CUT-OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.