Piper PA-28 N9793J

Summary

On 17 February 1996 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N9793J was involved in an accident near Larned, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 February 1996 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Larned, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Larned-Pawnee County (LQR)

Coordinates

38.1802, -99.1004

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N9793J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI96LA092

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the pilot to use adequate procedures for hand priming (hand propping) the engine.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot noted that the battery power was low, so he decided to 'hand prime' the engine. The airplane was not chocked or tied down, and the mag switch was (inadvertently left) on. The engine started with no one in the airplane, and the airplane began moving (taxiing). Subsequently, it struck a parked airplane on the ramp and continued moving until it impacted the airport's windsock.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.