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Cessna 182RG N738CE

7 December 1984 · Lafayette, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 7 December 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N738CE was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Purdue Univ. (LAF)
Coordinates
40.4201, -86.9202
Aircraft
Cessna 182RG
Registration
N738CE
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lafayette → Alexanoria
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA068

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 1

Probable cause

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

WHILE TURNING THE PROP BY HAND TO LUBRICATE THE ENGINE IT UNINTENTIONALLY STARTED AND RAN AT APRX 1700 RPM. THE ACFT WAS NOT CHOCKED OR TIED DOWN AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. THE ACFT TRAVELED ACROSS THE RAMP AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMPTY T-HANGAR. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE MAGNETOS WERE FOUND SWITCHED TO THE BOTH POSITION, THE MIXTURE WAS RICH, MASTER SWITCH WAS OFF AND THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN APRX 1 1/2 INCHES. THE MAGNETOS WERE LATER TESTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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