Zlin Z143 N143GW

Summary

On 10 December 2018 at about 15:45 local time, a Zlin Z143 registered N143GW was involved in an accident near Chester, Connecticut, 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.

Date

10 December 2018 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chester, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Chester (SNC)

Coordinates

41.3833, -72.5047

Aircraft

Zlin Z143

Registration

N143GW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chester → Fishers Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA091

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of airplane control during the engine start.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the initial engine start, he "cranked the engine several times," but the engine would not start. He then pumped the throttle about six times, and in a "split second," the engine surged to full rpm. He added that, despite fully applying the brakes, the airplane crossed over a ridge and went down an embankment. Subsequently, the airplane entered a parking lot, the left wing struck a lamp post, the airplane spun left, and it impacted another lamp post. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.