Beechcraft C35 N244L

Summary

On 25 November 1998 at about 10:50 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N244L was involved in an accident near London, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 November 1998 at 10:50

Classification

Accident

Location

London, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

London-Corbin Aprt-Magee (LOZ)

Coordinates

37.1195, -84.0795

Aircraft

Beechcraft C35

Registration

N244L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Birmingham

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC99LA027

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate start procedure in which he fail to secure the aircraft from movement during an attempt to handprop the engine.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had started the engine briefly by using the engine's electric starter. The engine stopped, and after several more attempts with the starter, the pilot then attempted to start the airplane's engine by hand-propping. The airplane's brake had been set, but the nose wheel had been chocked from behind only. None of the airplane's wheels were chocked in front. The engine started briefly, and the pilot was struck by the propeller. Following the accident, the nose wheel aft chock was observed resting up against, and behind the nose wheel. The accident occurred during the hours of darkness, on a moist surface, with an outside air temperature of 1 degree Celsius, in a refueling area. The 5,000-hour pilot had been seen hand-propping the airplane on other occasions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.