Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a hangar during taxi.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, during taxi to his hangar, the airplane's left wingtip struck the east-facing wall of a hangar. The airplane pivoted about the left wing and entered the hangar before it came to a stop.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts.
The pilot asserted that the accident could have been prevented if he had monitored the distance from the airplane's wingtip to the hangar.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA18CA374 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 21, 2018
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Chester, Connecticut
- Nearest airport
- Chester (SNC)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech V35B
- N-number
- N6KG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1975
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.