Piper PA-28-180 N617R

Summary

On 23 March 1984 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N617R was involved in an accident near Borinquen. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 March 1984 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Borinquen

Nearest airport

Borinquen (BQN)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N617R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84LA121

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE INITIALLY ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENG, THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. HE DECIDED TO MANUALLY REMOVE EXCESS OIL/LUBRICANT FROM THE ENG BY HAND PROPPING THE ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE & TURNED OFF THE MASTER SW & FUEL PUMP, BUT MAY HAVE LEFT THE MAG SW IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT MAG POSITION. AS HE PULLED THE PROP, THE ENG STARTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE UNOCCUPIED ACFT HIT A HANGAR & A FENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.