CAMARILLO, CA, USA
N72P
STITS ELKINS 85
DURING THE STARTING PROCEDURES FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD CHOCKED THE WHEELS AND WAS HAND-PROPPING THE ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE ENGINE STARTED. THE AIRPLANE JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND THE PILOT MOVED TO THE RIGHT WING, ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED AROUND THE PLT AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR. THE PLT RECEIVED A FATAL HEAD INJURY WHEN THE ACFT WING KNOCKED HIM TO THE PAVEMENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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