Beechcraft A23-24 N973WP
22 December 2009 · Camas, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 2009 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft A23-24 registered N973WP, operated by Woodruff Barry W, was involved in an accident near Camas, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camas, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grove Field Airport (1W1)
- Coordinates
- 45.6278, -122.4042
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23-24
- Registration
- N973WP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Woodruff Barry W
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Camas → Camas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The left magneto's broken p-lead, which led to the engine inadvertently starting while the pilot was turning the propeller by hand.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that due to low overnight temperatures the engine would not start. As a part of his normal procedure for cold weather operations, he turned off the master and ignition switches, removed the key, and exited the airplane. The pilot was rotating the propeller counterclockwise by hand when the engine suddenly started. The airplane began moving down the taxiway and struck an unoccupied, parked airplane. The engine immediately stopped and the airplane turned approximately 90 degrees to the left, substantially damaging the airplane's left wing. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed a broken p-lead on the left magneto of the airplane. The pilot stated that he could have prevented this accident from occurring by placing the mixture at idle cutoff, placing the throttle at idle, chocking the wheels, and turning the propeller in a clockwise direction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2009 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Tehachapi, California, United States | Fly'n Oma's Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Ronald D. Green | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2011 | Beechcraft A23 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | Green Russell E SR | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2011 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Venice, Florida, United States | MacEdo Walter JR | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 2011 | Beechcraft A23 | Greene, New York, United States | Gregory Arthur A | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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