Aviation Accident Summary CHI85LA362

MANKATO, MN, USA

Aircraft #1

N1450R

BEECH A36

Analysis

THE PLT OF THIS ACFT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENG TWICE WITH ACFT BATTERY AND A GROUND PWR UNIT WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE THEN TIED THE TAIL DOWN WITH A ROPE AND HAD STARTED THE ENG. AFTER THE ENG STARTED, THE TIE DOWN ROPE BROKE AND THE ACFT TAXIED BY ITSELF INTO ANOTHER ACFT WHICH WAS PARKED A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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