NTSB MKC83FA061 — 1983-01-31 · CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, United States

Current FAA registration · N9708R

Make / Model: BEECH M35
Year of manufacture: 1960 · 23 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19591224
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD8725

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9708R Beech M35 Serious

Factual narrative

THE ACFT ENGINE FIRED AS THE PILOT HAND-PROPPED IT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PILOT IN THE LEG. THE PILOT HAD TRIED THE STARTER BUT COULD NOT GET A START. HE TURNED THE SWITCHES OFF AND DECIDED TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH BY HAND. HE PULLED IT THROUGH BACKWARDS A FEW TIMES AND THEN TURNED IT IN THE NORMAL DIRECTION. THE ENGINE FIRED AND THE PROP STRUCKTHE PILOT'S LEG. THE MAGNETO SWITCH WAS FOUND TO HAVE PLAY IN IT BUT DID CUT OFF WHEN POSITIONED AS FAR LEFT AS POSSIBLE. IT WAS LEFT SLIGHTLY OUT OF DETENT BY THE PILOT AS DETERMINED BY MOVEMENT OF THE SWITCH TOWARD OFF AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83FA061.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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