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CHI85LA068

1984-12-07 · LAFAYETTE, Indiana, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI85LA068.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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