Beechcraft G35 N4630D

Summary

On 21 August 1997 at about 19:15 local time, a Beechcraft G35 registered N4630D was involved in an accident near Belleville, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 August 1997 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Belleville, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Willow Run (YIP)

Coordinates

42.2005, -83.4797

Aircraft

Beechcraft G35

Registration

N4630D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Traverse City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA268

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper planning/decision by failing to assure that the airplane was either tied down or chocked prior to pulling the propeller through, which started the engine with no one at the controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and passenger exited the unsecured airplane, so the pilot could move the propeller by hand '...off of the starter's 'dead spot.' The engine started, and the unoccupied airplane moved (taxied) across the airport. The airplane nosed over after contacting a chain link fence and a ditch. The pilot stated the throttle was set a 1,000 rpm, the mixture was rich, the battery and generator switches were on ,and he turned the magnetos off prior to exiting the airplane. Postaccident inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any failure/malfunction of the airplane's ignition system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.