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MKC78DCD11

1978-02-15 · DES MOINES, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N6927Q

Make / Model
BEECH A23-24
Year of manufacture
1967 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19671027
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A93580

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH A24 · N6927Q
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
B2
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
DES MOINES MUNI
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000MA-286
Total time
3,906 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
172
Age
29

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

. THROTTLE AT FULL PWR DURING START.

Investigator remarks

A/C MOVED FORWARD DURING JUMP START STRIKING TUG

Cause factors

  • 64/A/21 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/22 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/36 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0171. Source file NTSB_1978_3_0171.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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