Accident Cessna 185F N2449J, Sunday 1 March 1987

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Date:	Sunday 1 March 1987
Time:	14:58 LT
Type:	Cessna 185F
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N2449J
MSN:	18504364
Year of manufacture:	1982
Total airframe hrs:	350 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Anchorage, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Kenai, AK (ENA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START HIS AIRPLANE DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY AND ELECTED TO START THE UNSECURED ACFT'S ENGINE BY HAND-PROPPING. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED AWAY FROM ITS TIE-DOWN AREA AND INTO A BUILDING BEFORE THE PILOT COULD REENTER THE COCKPIT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: