Beechcraft F33A N2294L

Summary

On 6 May 2023 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N2294L was involved in an accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 May 2023 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Tahlequah Muni (TQH)

Coordinates

35.9268, -95.0034

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N2294L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tahlequah → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA186

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to remove the wheel chocks before engine start which resulted in the inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after he started the airplane engine, he realized that the wheel chocks were still in place on the nose landing gear tire. He set the parking brake and exited the airplane with the engine still running. As the pilot removed the chocks, they inadvertently hit the propeller and pulled his arm into the propeller arc. The pilot sustained a serious injury to his right arm. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained minor damage to the propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.