Piper PA-30 N752CF
26 December 2002 · Tallahassee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 2002 at about 12:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N752CF, operated by James Fessler, was involved in an accident near Tallahassee, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tallahassee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tallahassee Regional (TLH)
- Coordinates
- 30.3964, -84.3336
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N752CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- James Fessler
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tallahassee → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- MIA03CA037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper start procedure which resulted in an unintentional engine start, and unoccupied aircraft collision with hangar structure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot he pulled the airplane from the hangar and was intending to fly to Miami. He could not start the left engine so he exited the airplane and proceeded to pull the propeller. The left engine inadvertently started, and collided with a hangar door, with the engine running. The pilot told the police "...he...went to start the left engine and the engine starter hung up, so he got out of the aircraft and went to turn the left propeller, and the engine started since the switches had been left on the on position."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States | Alan Emerson Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Marble Hill, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Abilene, Kansas, United States | Kenneth E. Stout | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Jonesville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182Q | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Agusta A119 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172P | Lutz, Florida, United States | Troy Mason Heidel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Beagle B-206 SERIES 2 | McAlpin, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Mooney M20J | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-46-310P | Osteen, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |