Beechcraft A23-19 N5775V

Summary

On 6 July 1987 at about 15:15 local time, a Beechcraft A23-19 registered N5775V, operated by Herman Albert Schulteis, was involved in an accident near Cambridge, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 July 1987 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cambridge, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Cambridge-Dorchester (CGE)

Coordinates

38.5605, -76.0698

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23-19

Registration

N5775V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Herman Albert Schulteis

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Gettysburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO87LA045

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

WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO START THE PILOT SET THE THROTTLE, INSURED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TIED DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT BY HAND PROPPING. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED IMMEDIATELY, BROKE BOTH TIE-DOWN ROPES, TRAVELED ACROSS THE FIELD INTO A DITCH AND SUBSTANED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE TIE-DOWN ROPES WERE MADE OF POLYPROPYLENE AND HAD WEAKENED WITH YEARSOF EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NYLON 3/8 INCH TIE-DOWN ROPES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.