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FTW83LA071

1982-12-25 · PAMPA, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PPA

N15U has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH 76, built 1979), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED HE RAN THE BATTERY DOWN WHILE TRYING TO START THE ENGS. AFTER OBTAINING A BATTERY CHARGER & A LONG EXTENSION CORD HE CHARGED THE BATTERY & WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGS. WHILE HE WAS RETURNING THE CHARGER TO THE HANGAR THE ACFT ROLLED INTO A LOADING DOCK. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SET THE BRAKES THE NIGHT BEFORE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW83LA071.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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