19730909028769A

Accident

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Kalamazoo, MI · September 9, 1973

Date
September 9, 1973
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Kalamazoo Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Aircraft
N7482M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEM20
Reported as
Cessna 175
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,473 total286 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot turning prop by hand thinking ign was off. Engine started. Prop hit and broke 6 fingers.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TURNING PROP BY HAND THINKING IGN WAS OFF.ENGINE STARTED.PROP HIT AND BROKE 6 FINGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.