Piper PA-17 N4832H
7 June 1997 · Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1997 at about 14:24 local time, a Piper PA-17 registered N4832H was involved in an accident near Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mansfield Municipal (1B9)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-17
- Registration
- N4832H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Chatam
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC97LA106
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The inadequate procedure for hand-prop starting of the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot and passenger had flown to the airport earlier to have breakfast. While preparing for engine start the pilot noted that the engine was still '...hot.' He stated that the engine was difficult to start when warm and that it flooded quickly if not started right away. The pilot said the passenger hand-propped the airplane unsuccessfully 8 to 10 times and the engine flooded. The pilot stated that he turned the magneto switch to 'off,' pushed the throttle in, and instructed the passenger to pull the propeller through backwards 12 times to clear the flooded engine. The pilot stated: 'At this point a guy walks up and says, 'I'll take it from here.' The guy yelled, 'mags off!', and I yelled 'mags off, but wait a minute!' He was way too close to the spinner. He pulled it through, I heard this 'clunk', and he fell down out of my view. The airplane did not start. We got out of the plane and saw that it hit his left knee. A witness who observed the pilot and passenger as they attempted to handprop start the engine described their actions as 'extremely thorough and conscientious.' According to the witness, the other person came over. The pilot waved him away, but he pulled the propeller through..
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-17 | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-17 | N Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1998 | Piper PA-17 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1995 | Piper PA-17 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | William R. Coon | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-17 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Bonacci Flying Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-17 | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1997 | Cessna 152 | North Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1997 | Schweizer SGS 135 | Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1997 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1997 | Cessna 402C | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | Hyannis Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172E | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Andrew H Liebfried | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1997 | Cessna 402C | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Ocean Wings Inc | No injuries | - |