Beech C35 accident near London, KY
On November 25, 1998, a Beech C35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near London, KY. 1 person died.
- Date
- November 25, 1998
- Place
- London, KY
- Aircraft
- Beech C35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 37.120°N, 84.079°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11491
NTSB summary
On November 25, 1998, about 0550 Eastern Standard Time, a certificated private pilot was fatally injured while hand-propping a Beech C35 Bonanza, N244L. The airplane was not damaged during the accident, which occurred at London-Corbin Airport - MaGee Field (LOZ), London, Kentucky. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A witness, a certified weather observer, said he stopped his car to talk to the pilot about 0540. The pilot stated that he needed to go to Birmingham, Alabama, but was having trouble getting his airplane started. He said that he left the airplane outside during the night, but should have left it in the hangar where it would have been warmer. The pilot did not appear to be in a hurry. The witness left the scene, entered the weather office, and logged-on to his computer at 0548. Shortly thereafter, he heard an engine start, then quit. He then heard it crank a few more times. He looked out the door and saw the pilot get out of his airplane. The witness got up and began to walk toward the airplane, when he saw the pilot start to hand-prop it. The engine fired, and the propeller spun, hitting the pilot before stopping. The witness shouted to the pilot, but there was no response. The first police officer on the scene reported that there had been heavy rains the previous evening, and that the surface area where the accident took place was still moist. The airplane was being started in a refueling area, and the parking brake was set. There was a pair of chocks, connected by a rope, in the vicinity of the nose wheel. One chock was resting up aga
Probable cause
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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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
