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| Date: | Saturday 8 September 2018 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Minniowa Distributing Inc |
| Registration: | N669HT |
| MSN: | 1679 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 845 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mason City Airport, IA (MCW/KMCW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mason City Airport, IA (MCW/KMCW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Pilot attempted to handprop a Cirrus SR-22, N669HT, due to low battery charge. The aircraft was substantially damaged at Mason City Municipal Airport, Mason City, Iowa, after colliding with a hangar.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's improper hand propping procedure, which resulted in a runaway airplane and
subsequent impact with a hangar.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/09/cirrus-sr22-n669ht-incident-occurred.html
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N669HT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KpOg9Ci284
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Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2018 09:28 | bovine | Added |
| 23-Mar-2019 10:10 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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