Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before attempting to hand-prop the engine.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the Cessna 210G was attempting to hand-prop the engine outside his hangar with a passenger in the right seat. During the first attempt, the engine "cranked but stopped." Before the second attempt, the pilot "by mistake increased throttle." Subsequently, when the engine caught, it overpowered the parking brake, and the airplane began to move forward, increasing in speed until it struck another airplane in an open hangar.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for NYC08CA089 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jan 30, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bessemer, Alabama
- Nearest airport
- Bessemer Airport (EKY)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 210G
- N-number
- N5825F
- Category
- Airplane
- 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.