Plane Crash List

Morane-Saulnier F1-156C N44FS

27 February 1988 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 February 1988 at about 15:30 local time, a Morane-Saulnier F1-156C registered N44FS was involved in an accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 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.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Grider (PBF)
Coordinates
34.1787, -91.9368
Aircraft
Morane-Saulnier F1-156C
Registration
N44FS
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tulsa → New Orleans
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC88LA057

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 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

THE PILOT, WHILE HAND-PROPPING THE ACFT FOR A PERSONAL FLT, STARTED THE ENGINE. THE COCKPIT WAS UNATTENDED. HE WAS ASSISTED BY TWO GROUND CREWMEMBERS THAT WERE HOLDING ONTO THE WING STRUTS. AFTER STARTING, THE ENGINE PROGRESSIVELY DEVELOPED MORE POWER, AND THE GROUND CREW WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT'S FWD MOVEMENT. THE ACFT STRUCK A LIGHT POST, THEN A HANGAR DOOR. ONE GROUND ASSISTANT FELL WHILE TRYING TO RESTRAIN THE ACFT AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE PLT SAID HE NEGLECTED TO SECURE THE ENGINE'S THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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