Beechcraft M35 N9708R

Summary

On 31 January 1983 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft M35 registered N9708R was involved in an accident near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 January 1983 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Cedar Rapids Municipal (CID)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft M35

Registration

N9708R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Omaha

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83FA061

1 person was seriously 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 ACFT ENGINE FIRED AS THE PILOT HAND-PROPPED IT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PILOT IN THE LEG. THE PILOT HAD TRIED THE STARTER BUT COULD NOT GET A START. HE TURNED THE SWITCHES OFF AND DECIDED TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH BY HAND. HE PULLED IT THROUGH BACKWARDS A FEW TIMES AND THEN TURNED IT IN THE NORMAL DIRECTION. THE ENGINE FIRED AND THE PROP STRUCKTHE PILOT'S LEG. THE MAGNETO SWITCH WAS FOUND TO HAVE PLAY IN IT BUT DID CUT OFF WHEN POSITIONED AS FAR LEFT AS POSSIBLE. IT WAS LEFT SLIGHTLY OUT OF DETENT BY THE PILOT AS DETERMINED BY MOVEMENT OF THE SWITCH TOWARD OFF AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.