# NTSB Accident CHI97LA268
> **Beech G35** · 1997-08-21 · BELLEVILLE, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA268
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08595
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-21
- **Location:** BELLEVILLE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.2005, -83.479728
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** G35
- **Registration:** N4630D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision by failing to assure that the airplane was either tied down or chocked prior to pulling the propeller through, which started the engine with no one at the controls.

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