Event CHI84LA361

1984-08-24 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, United States Airport · FCM None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1QR

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

HOFFMAN CARL P VELOCITY RG ELITE

Year of manufacture

2000

Engine

AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20000316

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A00170

Registrant of record

MAVERICK EXPLORATION SERVICES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1QR Beech V35B None

Factual narrative

PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER OPERATING THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON PRE-FLT, HE EXITED THE ACFT TO TURN THE PROP BY HAND. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, HE STATED HE COULD NOT RECALL REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY. AFTER PULLING THE PROP THROUGH 1/4 TURN, THE ENG STARTED AND THE UNPILOTED ACFT TAXIIED INTO A PARKED ACFT AND TWO VEHICLES. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA361.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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