RUTLAND, VT, USA
N8722M
BEECH 23
PRIOR TO LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT TO HAND PROP THE ENGINE, THE PILOT CHECKED THE THROTTLE SETTING AND SET THE BRAKES. HE TOLD HIS PASSENGER (HIS WIFE) TO PULL BACK ON THE THROTTLE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, HOWEVER SHE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING, TURNED RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SLIPPED AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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