Beechcraft 35-C33 N8696Q

Summary

On 15 December 1990 at about 14:30 local time, a Beechcraft 35-C33 registered N8696Q was involved in an accident near Concord, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 December 1990 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Concord (CON)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-C33

Registration

N8696Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC91LA052

Nobody was injured.

THE IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURE USED BY THE PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT SAID HE WAS PREPARING FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED HIS CHECKLIST UP TO THE ENGINE START PROCEDURE WHEN THE STARTER SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS CHOCKED, THE BRAKES WERE NOT SET, THE THROTTLE WAS ABOUT ONE INCH, AND THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES WERE OFF. HE TURNED THE PROPELLER COUNTER CLOCKWISE, TWO SEPARATE TIMES TO SEE IF ANOTHER PLACE ON THE FLYWHEEL WOULD MAKE A DIFERENCE. ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE CABIN, THE ENGINE COUGHED AND STARTED INADVERTENTLY, JUMPED THE CHOCK AND TAXIED ACROSS THE AIRPORT FASTER THAN HE COULD RUN AND CATCH IT. IT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT, RAN OVER A CHAIN LINK FENCE, AND HIT TREES BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STARTER SYSTEM WAS NOT TESTED POST CRASH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.