Beechcraft J35 N2TP

Summary

On 20 July 1982 at about 07:00 local time, a Beechcraft J35 registered N2TP, operated by Thomas F. Talbot, was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 July 1982 at 07:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Birmingham Municipal (BHM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft J35

Registration

N2TP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas F. Talbot

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Elgin Afb

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL82DA205

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED AN INSTRUMENT CLEARANCE BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE AND NOTED THAT THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. HE REPORTED THAT HE DECIDED TO PULL THE PROPELLER THROUGH AND TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TOWARD THE OFF POSITION. AS THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED BY HAND, THE ENGINE STARTED. THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172 THAT WAS PARKED NEARBY. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE MAGNETO SWITCH REVEALED THAT IT OPERATED NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.